There are not many Californians of my generation who do not remember growing avocado trees from seeds when we were kids. We simply impaled the big seeds around the middle with three evenly spaced ...

Excitement on the prospect of making a kill by growing avocados is not going away any time soon. Today, I explain the concept of grafting avocados. Avocado tree grafting involves connecting the branch ...

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will focus on promoting premium local avocados and durians to help boost the income of rural farmers, says Datuk Jamawi Jaafar. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industries ...

The first bite of a perfectly ripe avocado, with its notes of nuttiness and creamy texture, is eminently satisfying. Since avocados have become more of a trendy cuisine mainstay in the U.S., we may ...

There's a new threat that may affect a mainstay fruit source for many of the state's growers – Florida avocados. Agricultural experts in Florida are warning this month about a disease, sunblotch ...

In 1925, Rudolph Hass (rhymes with pass) was 33 years old and earning 25 cents an hour as a mail carrier in Pasadena. Originally from Wisconsin, he had decided to come West to seek his fortune. But ...

Florida avocados, a signature staple in kitchens, a favored fruit tree in landscapes and a source of pride for the state's growers, are facing a renewed threat from avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd).

Not long ago, while walking down Bethlehem Road in Jerusalem, I spotted a tree unlike any I had ever seen before. It had both pink and red flowers which, upon closer examination, belonged to the same ...

Excitement on the prospect of making a kill by growing avocados is not going away any time soon. Today, I explain the concept of grafting avocados. Avocado tree grafting involves connecting the branch ...