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| | AVOCADO Fruit Facts |
 | | Avocados are often in bloom at the time of frost and the flowers are killed, but the tree tends to rebloom. | | | The flesh of avocados is deep green near the skin, becoming yellowish nearer the single large, inedible ovoid seed. | | | Off-season fruit should not be harvested with the main crop, but left on the tree to mature. |
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| | The avocado tree may be erect, usually to 30 ft (9 m) but sometimes to 60 ft (18 m) or more, with a trunk 12 to 24 in (30-60 cm) in diameter, (greater in very old trees) or it may be short and spreading with branches beginning close to the ground. | | | Avocados have no major insect enemies in Florida but migrating cedar waxwings feed on leaves, flowers and very young fruits and the fruits are commonly attacked by squirrels, rats and mice. | | | Israeli avocado growers are seeking and testing means of biological control of the more serious of the 3 dozen insects and mites preying on the crop in that country. |
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| | Avocado is native to rainforests, and rainforest trees are noted for complex insect ecologies. | | | Finally, keep in mind that avocados are used to the abundant moisture of their native rainforest habitat when managing the crop. | | | Avocado pest control has become more complicated in recent years with invasions of caterpillars like the Amorbia leafroller and loopers, along with greenhouse thrips and persea mite. |
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| | Chapter 5: Tree Fruits & Nuts and Exotic Tree Fruits & Nuts |
| | The honey bee is attracted to the plant for both the nectar and the pollen, although citrus, mustard, and many other plants that flower at the same time as avocado are much more attractive to bees than are avocado flowers. | | | Popenoe (1963) stated that honey bees are probably necessary for good pollination unless there is an abundance of wild bees in the area. | | | The bee population the beekeeper desires on the flowers for colony buildup, however, is far short of the population needed for maximum avocado pollination. |
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| | Home Fruit Production - Avocado |
| | Avocado trees are adapted to most soil types found in South Texas, provided the soil has good internal drainage. | | | Avocado grafts are commonly inserted quite close to the soil line of the rootstock. | | | Seeds from 'Lula' are the preferred rootstock for all avocados in South Texas, as it is fairly tolerant to existing soil salinity. |
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http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/fruit/avocado2.html
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| | Avocado General Information |
| | Avocados are harvested with hand-held poles and baskets. | | | When avocado trees are transplanted into the field, a complete fertilizer containing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) should be mixed with the soil in the planting hole. | | | Avocado can be grown on a wide range of soil types, but requires good drainage as it does not withstand waterlogging. |
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http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/crops/i_avocad.htm
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| | Avocado is commercially successful only in those areas in which the climate is just right for plant growth, flowering, and fruit development, and, frankly, this is a tall order. | | | Anyone who has tried to grow avocado from a seed knows firsthand that avocado has hypogeal germination, i.e., no hypocotyl is formed, and the epicotyl grows directly into a shoot from beneath the soil. | | | The consequence of this is that a flower cannot self pollinate, but requires transfer of pollen, typically by bees, from another flower, often another tree. |
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| | The Avocado |
| | Avocados are moderately drought tolerant, however, irrigation will be beneficial to plant growth and crop yields during prolonged dry periods. | | | The avocado does not tolerate flooding or poorly drained soils, but is adapted to many types of well-drained soils. | | | Behavior of a Type A and Type B avocado flower. |
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| | Avocado - Avocados - Varieties, Selection, Facts |
| | Avocados were first cultivated in South America with later migration to Mexico. | | | Cut the avocado in half, slightly twist the two halves, separate, and remove the seed. | | | To speed the ripening process, place the avocado in a paper bag, and store at room temperature until ready to eat (usually two to five days). |
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| | Avocado plants will grow with water, fertilizer and light. | | | Avocado plants eventually grow into trees that require lots of space to grow. | | | Later, when the stem pushes through the top of the seed, plant the seed in a well-drained potting medium. |
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| | California Avocado Commission - Fun Facts |
| | California avocado farmers rely on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to combat pests and diseases. | | | There are seven varieties of avocados grown commercially in California, but the Hass is the most popular, accounting for approximately 95% of the total crop volume. | | | California produces about 90% of the nation's avocado crop. |
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| | The World's Healthiest Foods: Feeling Great |
| | Avocados are native to Central and South America and have been cultivated in these regions since 8,000 B.C. In the mid-17th century, they were introduced to Jamaica and spread through the Asian tropical regions in the mid-1800s. | | | Not only did adding avocado to a salad of carrot, lettuce and baby spinach or to salsa greatly increase study participants' absorption of carotenoids from these foods, but the improvement in carotenoid availability occurred even when a very small amount—as little as 2 ounces—of avocado was added. | | | Although the creamy rich Haas avocados are generally available throughout the year, they are the most abundant and at their best during the spring and summer in California and in October in Florida. |
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| | Avocados will grow in moderate light, but the more light, the better. | | | Above the equator the fruit blooms between February and May, but it is harvested year round. | | | You can put the plants out on the patio in the spring if you take care to harden them off by exposing them gradually to more and more light. |
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| | Avocado |
| | Due to its size, avocado is also a wonderful shade tree. | | | Florida grown avocados are much larger than California fruit, although California claims better taste. | | | Native to the American Tropics, avocado grows in a dense, symmetrical form with leaves and branches growing to the ground when young |
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| | Cook's Thesaurus: Avocados |
| | The California Avocado Commission is a great source of information about avocados. | | | Mexican avocados are small and have shiny black edible skins. | | | The Fuerte = Florida avocado is in season from late fall through spring. |
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| | If you are using part of an avocado leaving the seed in the unused portion and covering with plastic wrap, removing as much air as possible, will lessen the darkening. | | | Freezing: whole or sliced avocados do not freeze well but avocado puree can be frozen, although it may be slightly watery when thawed. | | | Florida avocados are smooth skinned and generally larger than California varieties. |
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http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/FCS/FlaFoodFare/Avocado.htm
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| | Q: I was told that if I planted an avocado in the ground, it would grow a tree - but without avocados on it. | | | All avocado seeds WILL eventually produce fruit if they grow long enough. | | | Plant it fairly shallow, just barely covering the seed with soil. |
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http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/fruit/avocado.html
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| | CNN.com - Avocado's Mother Tree needs fitting farewell - Oct. 13, 2003 |
| | Ted Batkin, president of the California Citrus Research Board, said avocado and citrus growers tend to grow more attached to their trees than others, in part because the trees tend to last longer. | | | By then, the Hass avocado had taken off because of its taste, durability and extended shelf life. | | | They also provide fruit for growers from one side of the globe to the other, including farmers in Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa, New Zealand and Spain. |
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| | avocado nutrition |
| | Find avocado nutrition and more at Lycos Search. | | | Find avocado nutrition at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer! | | | Read about avocado nutrition in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. |
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| | Avocado. |
| | In a study done at the Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1991, it was found that avocado oil significantly increases the amount of collagen in the skin - which normally is under attack as we grow older. | | | For this reason it is an ideal ingredient to include when formulating a product for people with dehydrated, sun or climate damaged skin, as it is an extremely good moisturizing and nourishing compound, assisting in the regeneration and rejuvenation of the skin. | | | Avocado is used in the following of our products |
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| | FRESH AVOCADOS and Gourmet Avocado Oil. |
| | In fact, the avocado is one of nature's most nutrient dense foods. | | | If you want even more details concerning the history, use, nutrient information and much more concerning the avocado, California Avocado Commission website at www.avocado.org | | | You have received fresh Mayan Pearl Avocados and each of them may ripen at a different pace depending on how you are storing them, but if you want one or two to ripen faster than others, place them in a brown paper bag with a banana and keep from the light. |
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| | ~ Avocado Oil ~ |
| | Avocado Oil such as The Grove is amazingly versatile, with many special attributes to distinguish it. | | | Now, you can obtain a 100% pure, natural, New Zealand, cold pressed extra virgin gourmet oil from this special fruit. | | | In the 21st century, avocado is considered one of the most nutritious fruit on earth; one of nature's Functional Foods with additional health benefits. |
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| | Crop Profile for Avocados in California - USDA Pest Management Center | | | Pests of Avocado - UC Pest Management Guidelines, UC IPM | | | Cost and Return Studies - Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UCD |
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| | Avocado Trees - Specializing in a New Avocado Variety. |
| | Avocado Trees - Specializing in a New Avocado Variety. | | | 'A dwarf avocado tree producing two distinct crops per year of a green-skinned fruit with superior flavor and which said fruit turns black upon ripening.' | | | Never, but never, have you ever tasted an avocado with the luscious flavor of this new variety. |
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| | California Backyard Orchard: Avocado |
| | Budding and Grafting Citrus and Avocados in the Home Garden Pam Elam, Fresno Co. UCCE | | | Growing Avocado from Seed - California Rare Fruit Growers | | | Documents with this designation are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be downloaded, viewed, and then printed by using Adobe Acrobat Reader©, which is freely available from the Adobe site. |
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| | Hormel Foods - Glossary - Avocado |
| | Generally pale yellow to green in color, the flesh color varies with the variety of the avocado, ranging from yellowish green to purple or black in color. | | | There are over 350 varieties of avocados grown throughout the world ranging in size from 5 ounces to over 4 pounds with shapes that may be round, elongated or pear-shaped. | | | Unripened avocados can be ripened by placing them in an open area at room temperature for a week or for faster ripening, wrap them in newspaper or a brown bag and keep them at room temperature for several days. |
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| | Technorati Tag: Avocado |
| | Grow Your Own Avocado Grow all natural fruit from home. | | | Avocado - Made Fresh We will manufacture your avocado order in one (1) business day. | | | Posts tagged Avocado per day for the last 30 days. |
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| | The avocado is a cultivated species, but it was domesticated so long ago and has changed so much over time that its ancestry is unknown. | | | It is assumed that the avocado originated in or around south central Mexico, where the Aztecs originally called it the aoacatl. | | | Avocados are particularly good for protein Metabolic Types, but anyone who enjoys them will likely benefit. |
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| | avocado. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| | A tropical American tree (Persea americana) having oval or pear-shaped fruit with leathery skin, yellowish-green flesh, and a large seed. | | | The history of avocado takes us back to the Aztecs and their language, Nahuatl, which contained the word ahuacatl meaning both “fruit of the avocado tree&; and “testicle.&; The word ahuacatl was compounded with others, as in ahuacamolli, meaning “avocado soup or sauce,” from which the Spanish-Mexican word guacamole derives. | | | American Spanish, alteration (influenced by obsolete Spanish avocado, lawyer) of Nahuatl ahuacatl. |
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| | Makes it easy to control food consistency while mashing, | | | Botanically and popularly regarded as a fruit, it is typically used as a vegetable. | | | Click on small photos to see larger version in a new window. |
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| | Avocado Recipes, History of Avocado |
| | It still tastes the same when the color changes. | | | - Fresh avocado cut into cubes is great in most (if not all) salads. | | | - Fresh sliced avocado on a freshly baked pizza (preferably a quality |
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| | The delicious avocado |
| | The avocado is a delicious fruit, from the Lauraceae family a native tree in the Northern Mexican Hemisphere. | | | Avocado is the fruit that contains the most dietetic fiber, it has 60% more potassium than a medium banana. | | | The avocado is rich in group B vitamins, preferably and high in folic acid; during pregnancy this is very important since the folic acid is essential in the formation of the baby's neural tube. |
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| | 2006 Avocado Festival Page |
| | Avocados, to be sold by the pound and by the tree, along with citrus, macadamia nuts, vegetables, herbs, seasonal flowers and plants round out shopping choices. | | | Activities planned around the Avocado include--the Avocado 500, a "model" car building event and race using avocados as vehicles. | | | Agricultural Center featuring The California Avocado Commission, Calavo, FPUD |
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| | Cut them into chunks and purée in a food processor. | | | South Americans have long considered the avocado an ideal ingredient for sweet dessert. | | | the avocado chunky so don't do to good a job mashing. |
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| | New Zealand Avocado Oil - Olivado Avocado Oil from Olivado New Zealand Limited | | | Olivado Avocado Oil during a visit home to record a TV programme on Food of the South Pacific... | | | the least amount of hydrogen and are found in foods such as nuts, peanut butter, avocado and olive oil. |
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| | SCIFI.COM Mad Mad House |
| | Avocado is considered by his peers to be one of the world's leading authorities on raw-food nutrition. | | | Many naturists live their lives in a "clothing optional" state. | | | David Wolfe, who prefers to be called "Avocado," is the author of best-selling books Eating For Beauty and The Sunfood Diet Success System. |
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| | RecipeSource: Avocado Vichyssoise |
| | If you prefer it less spicy, leave out the chipotle garnish and simply garnish with a sprig cilantro. | | | Combine the roasted vegetables and potatoes in a food processor or blender and puree. | | | Transfer to a bowl or storage container and thin to the desired texture with milk. |
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| | Avocado Information Home Page |
| | Want to know about various types of avocados? | | | Contains a variety of information on avocados including type of fruit, growing conditions, as well as an "ANSWERS to QUESTIONS" section for the backyard grower. | | | Want to look through a database of almost 1,000 avocado variety names? |
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| | Flickr: Photos tagged with avocado |
| | We will manufacture your avocado order in one (1) business day. | | | NEW Explore and refine avocado photos with our brand new clustery goodness! | | | Visit us for fresh and juicy avocados online. |
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| | Recipe Salad Fruit Avocado Papaya Internet Cookbook |
| | Line a large platter with lettuce leaves and arrange papaya, grapefruit, and avocado slices on top. | | | Working over bowl to catch juice, cut sections from the membrane. | | | Add grapefruit juice to dressing and drizzle over salad. |
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| | Avocado Festival -Carpinteria |
| | The Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals in California with three days of fabulous food, terrific music, and great safe family fun. | | | Friday: 4 PM - 9 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 9 PM Sunday: 10 AM - 6 PM Click here for Amtrak Specials to the Avocado Festival. |
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| | Avocado Gazpacho |
| | Roughly chop cucumber, pepper, chili, onion and garlic; put them in blender (or vegetable juicer, if available) with the water and process thoroughly. | | | 2 large or 3 small, perfectly ripe avocadoes | | | Process to puree, adjust seasoning, bearing in mind people will have their own salt and lime quarters. |
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| | Wes Clark's "Avocado Memories" |
| | (I hope they compose something like this for their own kids when they're grown.) So "Avocado Memories" is really for my kids, and for that reason is as extensive, personal and as complete as I can make it. | | | What are "Avocado Memories?" My collection of family photographs, documenting the changes we inflicted on our little stucco-covered Burbank, CA home during the period 1966 -1980. | | | If it's entertaining enough for complete strangers to wander through, so much the better! |
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| | Avocado School - 619-588-3100 - Home |
| | The total Avocado Staff, together with parents and community members, encourage students to develop to their fullest potential academically, socially and emotionally. | | | Avocado School is committed to the importance of a quality instructional program, a balanced curriculum and a caring environment. |
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| | AskOxford: avocado |
| | avocados) a pear-shaped fruit with a rough skin, pale green flesh, and a large stone. |
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