Florida’s citrus outlook remains bleak. But new science offers hope
Florida orange growers are bracing for yet another record-low harvest as climate challenges and diseased trees continue to ...
Picking fruit to save it from freezing temperatures? Donate it to the St. Mary's Food Bank
St. Mary's Food Bank is collecting residents' extra citrus, putting it to good use before the roof rats descend. The food ...
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The Citrus Family Tree
A version of this story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Citrus, in many ways, stands alone. So many cultivated species have come from so few primary ancestors.
The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
The discovery that scurvy, a debilitating illness caused by vitamin C deficiency, could be treated with citrus fruit ...
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Good, glean fun: Volunteers pick plentiful citrus for food banks
About 2,100 volunteers for the food bank pick about 460 tons of citrus in a season — nearly ... of 30 volunteers from the church who swarmed trees in The Groves. Last week, there were a record ...