Avocado trees (Persea americana) exhibit a specialised flowering system in which individual flowers open first in a female phase before closing and reopening in a male phase. This protogynous ...

We spoke exclusively with our Master Gardener Jennifer Martin to find out how to grow an avocado plant from seed. Also ...

QUESTION: How does one grow avocado trees in Orleans Parish? If an avocado tree is grown from a seed, will it produce fruit? Does one need two trees for cross-pollination? Thank you. -- P. Bernard ...

Although it’s harvest time for numerous varieties of avocados, many home gardeners have trees that bear few if any fruit. There are reasons for these failures, but one explanation often cited by ...

Preserving strips of native vegetation beside avocado orchards gives insects a buffet of wild pollen when blossoms are scarce, doubling their plant menu and boosting their resilience. Using ...

Joel Mokaya tends to his hass avocado variety seedlings that will be distributed to farmers at Kisii Agricultural Training Centre. [Sammy Omingo,Standard] Setting up a profitable avocado orchard ...