Avocados have been grown in the Central American tropics since at least 750 BC, according to the California Avocado Commission. California didn’t get its first avocado trees until the 1800s. Only one ...

The history of California avocado production begins in Mexico. In 1911, a nurseryman in Altadena enlisted the assistance of a Mexico City resident in searching out desirable avocado varieties. Soon, ...

For Andrew and Belinda Burnet, from Burnbar Fruit in northern New South Wales, it is all about the variety, the growing method and when to pick the fruit. The couple grows three varieties of avocados ...

Miriam Morua, a biological science graduate student at Cal State Fullerton with a specialization in plant physiology, is looking to find the most efficient way to irrigate plants. The hope is to ...

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