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The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family . It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago.
In 2007, an avocado tree near Jacksonville, FL was found showing symptoms of laurel wilt, and the laurel wilt fungus was confirmed to be present in the tree. [10] Field and laboratory observations have since confirmed that the redbay ambrosia beetle will infest avocado trees, although there may be some variation in how susceptible different ...
The pyriform scale is known from Australia, South Africa, Israel, Italy, France, Spain, Cuba, Florida, [1] and Peru. It is normally found on avocado, and in Peru it is said to be the worst insect pest of avocado, but in Spain it has also been found on citrus.
Avocado is native to Central Mexico where its ancient history, established by archaeological evidence from Claude Earle Smith Jr., who discovered avocado cotyledon remains within deposits of the Coxcatlán Cave, in Tehuacán, in Puebla state, that date back to about 10,000 years ago. [9] Nuevo León state has remnants of primitive avocado trees ...
Owing to its taste, size, shelf-life, high growing yield and in some areas, year-round harvesting, the Hass cultivar is the most commercially popular avocado worldwide. In the United States it accounts for more than 80% of the avocado crop and 95% of the California crop, and it is the most widely grown avocado in New Zealand. [1] [3]
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Frederick Wilson Popenoe (March 9, 1892 – June 20, 1975) was an American Department of Agriculture employee and plant explorer. From 1916 to 1924, Popenoe explored Latin America to look for new strains of avocados.
A new study says that elderberry juice could help people lose weight, regulate their metabolism, and regulate their gut microbiome. Here's what a doctor thinks.