A Freeze Warning has some Valley nurseries preparing to protect their plants. Citrus plants are among the most susceptible to freezing in cold conditions. Temperatures in the Valley are expected to ...

St. Mary’s Food Bank is collecting extra citrus during peak harvest season, with weekday drop‑offs at its Phoenix and Surprise warehouses and Super Citrus Saturday events in Sun City West and Arcadia ...

YUMA — When Mark Kuechel was a boy, he nearly got lost in the maze of unnamed dirt roads and citrus groves in eastern Yuma County running his dad's tractor. He couldn’t see the horizon over 28,000 ...

A new tool allows researchers to probe the metabolic processes occurring within the leaves, stems, and roots of a key citrus crop, the clementine. The big picture goal of this research is to improve ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ripening program inside infected leaves. Normally, this program makes ...

After all the packing plants closed in Phoenix, one grower opened an exclusive process line for organic citrus now sold in big retail stores. Places in Florence, Coolidge, or Globe could also become ...