December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...

Researchers expand the CRISPR genome engineering toolbox with transposase-assisted target-site integration (TATSI), a ...

The quince tree ( Cydonia oblonga) is in the rose family along with apples and pears, but is the only member in the Cydonia group. The fruit is tough to cut, and the cut flesh is the color of an apple ...

Due to increased heat and early summer moisture, early blight and late blight, two fungal diseases, now make annual appearances in my vegetable garden. I cannot harvest enough tomatoes to ...

Discussions about how the election and recent federal court cases might affect agricultural employment highlighted the labor session at Day 3 of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual ...

Schizophrenic” is the best description of the last six months of weather in New England and the rest of the Northeast.

The box tree caterpillar, which can completely defoliate plants ... It’s a good idea not to trim box when wet weather is forecast. Some varieties seem more blight-resistant than others, such as B.

Hawthorns are also vulnerable to diseases such as apple scab, fire blight, leaf spots ... These flowering trees are also very hardy, drought tolerant, and disease resistant. Related to the magnolia, ...