After dominating the U.S. for decades, California avocado farmers have been lapped by Mexican growers offering cheaper fruit.

Eventually, the affected tree leaves fall off and litter the ground. Anthracnose is a common spring fungal disease causing these blotches. This year, maple leaf blister and Phyllosticta leaf spot ...

Dr Sukram Thapa and Dr Rodrick Lepcha from Lovely Professional University (LPU)-have reported a new leaf spot disease affecting Neolamarckia cadamba (kadamba) trees. This report highlights the ...

Changes in an avocado’s appearance, smell, taste, or texture may indicate that it has gone bad. An avocado doesn’t start to ripen until picked from the tree ... if squeezing leaves a slight ...

and severe changes to internal leaf layers—changes that reduce the tree's ability to breathe and photosynthesize effectively. The team's findings raise new concerns about the disease's potential ...

However, urban trees face many threats, including pests, diseases ... quantify leaf damage. The proposed system can automatically detect diseased areas on individual leaves, such as spots caused ...

Be sure it is COARSE, not fine, yard mulch and disease-free to prevent ... 6-8 inches away from the trunk of the tree. Avocado trees like the soil pH to be around 6 to 6.5. If possible, plant the tree ...

Discover the major common tree diseases in the United States. Armillaria attacks both hardwoods and softwoods and causes either yellowing leaves or ... Brown-spot needle blight, caused by Scirrhia ...