This video shows how to successfully plant avocado trees in areas containing clay soil. Root rot disease and poor soil drainage is the number 1 reason why avocados fail and die but this method helps ...

Tree growers and researchers across Florida are continuing to try to reduce the harm caused by a decades-old disease that’s impacting avocado production. “A boat came into Port Wentworth, Georgia, ...

Tree growers and researchers across Florida are continuing to try to reduce the harm caused by a decades-old disease that’s impacting avocado production. “A boat came into Port Wentworth, Georgia, ...

Experts warn that Sunblotch Viroid, a microscopic disease, has resurfaced in South Florida avocado trees. It leaves yellow scars on fruit, spreads silently through seeds and rootstock, and can ...

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 ...

Scientists with the University of Florida have secured a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to combat the lethal Laurel wilt disease ...

Avocados are notoriously hard to grow particularly in heavy soil (clay). This video shows a great example of how to plant an avocado tree in heavy clay and keep it from dying due to root rot or other ...

The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Laurel Wilt is an ...

FILE - An avocado is cut at the Birrieria Chalio Mexican Restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun ...