From sweet mandarins and sour lemons to complex pomelos and tart kumquats, citrus fruits have an agricultural story stretching back thousands of years and are used for much more than just food.

Citrus farming around the world delivers an annual 140 million tonnes of oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruits, rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Despite that bounty, there’s a ...

But it could still be many years before the citrus industry rebounds to a healthy level. “The disease is moving faster than the science can,” said Michael Rogers at the University of Florida.

However, for decades, those on certain medications have been advised to avoid this citrus fruit because it could interfere ...

A pioneering study has uncovered the role of a key gene, PtrPAT1, in boosting cold tolerance in citrus plants by regulating ...

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Being that you can't medicate your way out of a poor diet, one scientist thought he'd look for a dietary solution.

That might be because citrus stimulates the growth of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (F. prausnitzii), a type of bacteria found in the human gut, to influence production of the neurotransmitters ser ...

Though there are several immunity-boosting foods, a diet rich in citrus fruits has proved it can support your immune system and fight infection. Known for their vitamin C content, citrus fruits ...

It's the newest and largest site where 'Citrus Under Protective Screen' or 'C.U.P.S.' is being grown by the Dundee Citrus Growers Association. "Not only are you getting something that looks great ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. —A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fight a ...