Anacardiaceae

What science is finding about Anacardiaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

Latest finding

Native shrub self-seeds on UCLA campus, observer hopes it stays

Someone spotted a volunteer laurel sumac growing on the UCLA campus and is hoping campus grounds crews leave it alone instead of removing it as a weed.

Laurel sumac

Native California shrub spotted thriving in a San Diego city park

If you walk through a city park in Southern California and spot a leathery, taco-folded leaf shrub, you're likely looking at...

Laurel sumac native-plants / urban-ecology

Indonesian village turns mango waste into compost, income, and cleaner farming

The mango peels and fruit scraps you toss can become a homemade soil activator and compost, the same trick this village used...

Mango composting / soil-health

Mango fruit bacterium carries a toolkit of disease-fighting and growth-boosting genes

Fungal and bacterial diseases wreck mango and rice harvests, and a friendly microbe that fends them off could someday replace...

Mango soil-health / crop-improvement

Verified poison oak sighting logged in LA County trails

If you hike or garden near chaparral and oak woodlands in Southern California, knowing exactly where this itch-inducing native...

Pacific poison oak native-plants / urban-ecology

Native fragrant sumac spotted thriving at Ohio hospital helipad

Fragrant sumac is a tough, deer-resistant native shrub that gardeners can plant along foundations or slopes for fall color and...

fragrant sumac native-plants / urban-ecology

Poison oak confirmed along popular El Dorado Hills hiking trail

If you hike, bike, or let your dog off-leash on the Browns Ravine Trail, this sighting marks exactly where the oily,...

Pacific poison oak native-plants / urban-ecology

Backyard tree watchers reveal how climate shifts flowering timing

If you grow mango, jackfruit, or tamarind, or just track when the neighborhood fruit trees bloom, this study confirms that...

Mango phenology / climate-adaptation

Local soil fungi help shea tree seedlings survive grafting better

Shea trees anchor food and income across West African farms through shea butter, but they're notoriously slow and unreliable...

Marula mycorrhizal-networks / soil-health

Poison oak confirmed growing along a popular Bay Area hiking trail

Knowing exactly where poison oak grows along a trail you hike lets you spot its shiny three-leaf clusters before your ankles...

Pacific poison oak native-plants / urban-ecology

Trimming and treating cashew trees together beats disease and lifts yield

If you grow fruit or nut trees, this shows how a simple combo of cutting back dead branches and timely fungicide can stop a...

Cashew pruning / crop-improvement

Bangladesh could grow fruit year-round with better storage and varieties

If you've ever wondered why mangoes flood the market for one month and vanish for the rest of the year, this review lays out...

Mango crop-improvement / climate-adaptation

Western poison ivy confirmed in Emily through community observation

Poison ivy grows along trails, woodland edges, and park borders you may already walk through, and knowing it's actively...

Western poison ivy citizen-science / native-plants

Quick field tests can now catch hidden viruses in mango trees

Mango trees spread viruses invisibly through grafting, meaning a single infected rootstock or scion can quietly seed disease...

Mango crop-improvement / plant-disease-diagnostics

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 697 observations this week

Knowing what poison ivy looks like right now — shiny, three-leafed, and often climbing fences or trail edges — can save you a...

Eastern Poison Ivy citizen-science / native-plants

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 843 observations this week

Poison ivy is actively leafing out right now along the trail edges, fence lines, and woodland borders where you're most likely...

Eastern Poison Ivy citizen-science / phenology

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 899 observations this week

Poison ivy is actively leafing out right now along trail edges, fence lines, and woodland borders — knowing its three-leaflet...

Eastern Poison Ivy phenology / native-plants

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 923 observations this week

Poison ivy is hitting peak urushiol potency right now — the same week crowds are heading onto trails — and being able to...

Eastern Poison Ivy phenology / urban-ecology

Carbohydrate reserve partitioning and reproductive decline following defoliation induced carbon source limitation in mango (Mangifera indica).

Every time you prune a mango hard or a storm strips its canopy at the wrong moment, the tree may sacrifice next year's...

Mango fruit-tree-management / pruning

Rock-phosphate-enriched hydrochars derived from organic wastes: a sustainable amendment for multi-metal contaminated soil.

Compost made from kitchen scraps can do more than feed your garden — engineered versions of it may one day let you grow safe...

Mango phytoremediation / soil-health

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 1019 observations this week

Knowing what poison ivy looks like in its current spring growth form — before leaves fully unfurl and the classic...

Eastern Poison Ivy citizen-science / invasive-species

Boosting salinity resilience and silymarin production in Silybum marianum: a sustainable strategy using mango-residue biochar and foliar α-tocopherol.

Charcoal made from fruit-processing scraps — the kind piling up behind juice factories — can rehabilitate salt-poisoned...

Mango soil-health / medicinal-plants

Deep convolutional models for robust multi-crop disease recognition in real-world conditions.

If you grow tomatoes, potatoes, or grapes in your backyard and something starts going wrong with the leaves, a tool like this...

Mango crop-improvement / ai-plant-diagnosis

Bacterial DNA map could help stop citrus and cotton disease

The citrus canker scarring orange peels at the grocery store and the cotton fiber in your t-shirt both trace back to strains...

Mango crop-improvement / plant-signaling

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 941 observations this week

Poison ivy is probably already growing along the edges of your yard, favorite hiking trail, or neighborhood park right now —...

Eastern Poison Ivy invasive-species / urban-ecology

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 2593 observations this week

Poison ivy is actively spreading into backyards, trail edges, and parks right now — knowing what it looks like at this stage...

Eastern Poison Ivy invasive-species / urban-ecology

Evolutionary and Structural Insights into Proline Metabolism Genes Associated with Salt Resilience in Mango.

Mangoes grown in coastal regions or on farms irrigated with brackish water are increasingly threatened by soil salinity —...

Mango climate-adaptation / crop-improvement

Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 1515 observations this week

Poison ivy is probably already growing along the edges of your yard, local trails, or park — and right now it's at peak...

Eastern Poison Ivy phenology / invasive-species

Indian mango (Mangifera indica) observed in Sixth Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

Tracking where mango trees grow in cities like Honolulu helps gardeners and communities understand which tropical fruit trees...

Mango urban-ecology / tropical-fruit-trees

eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) observed in Hilham

Knowing where poison ivy is actively growing helps hikers, gardeners, and parents identify risk areas in their local landscape...

Eastern Poison Ivy urban-ecology / invasive-species

Pacific poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) observed in E 8th St & Kern, Chico, CA 95928, USA

Pacific poison oak grows in parks, trails, and neighborhood edges — knowing exactly where it's been confirmed helps you avoid...

Pacific poison oak urban-ecology / phenology