Tag: Productivity
Assessment of Avocado Producers Food Security Status-In Case of Wolaita and Kembata Tembaro Zones
Background At the worldwide, regional, national, and local levels, there’s a direct correlation between food insecurity and poverty. The household’s security situation is at its most terrible level in rural Ethiopia. Due to various circumstances, ensuring food security in Ethiopia is becoming a significant concern. Therefore, the study aimed to identify determinants of food security status of avocado fruits producers in the study area.
Methods A simple random sampling technique
Methods A simple random sampling technique
Characterizing avocado production systems for Ugandan exports: the need for consolidation and support for sustainable development
Hass avocado production and trade are rapidly expanding globally, with increasing consumer demands on quality, safety and sustainability. Last decade, the contribution of East Africa has increased tremendously following several comparative advantages. However, despite substantial recent public and private investments, Uganda’s Hass production and export lags behind neighboring countries. This is mainly due to the sector’s limited organization, resulting in a fragmented market with varying socio-economic,
Effects of uniconazole treatment on ‘Hass’ avocado productivity and gas-exchange parameters under Mediterranean climate
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) productivity faces major challenges due to rising market demand, climate variability, excessive vegetative growth, and labor-intensive management practices. This study evaluated the effects of soil-applied uniconazole (UNI), a gibberellin-biosynthesis inhibitor, on vegetative development, flowering, gas exchange, and fruit yield in mature ‘Hass’ avocado trees. The experiment, conducted over 2 years in a commercial orchard in northeastern Israel, compared three
Optimizing Planting Densities of Avocado on the Basis of Long-Term Canopy Growth and Development at Melkassa, Ethiopia
There is a controversy regarding the spacing requirements of avocado varieties, different experts recommend varying planting densities for different varieties in different avocado growing countries, including Ethiopia. Each avocado variety has its own canopy stature, thus there is no spacing that fits all varieties. The canopy growth of different avocado varieties was recorded annually from a replicated plot of well-established trees, assuming that the tree canopy reached a maximum growth during
Phytophthora root rot induces compositional and functional changes in avocado rhizosphere bacterial communities
Understanding how plant pathogens modulate the rhizosphere microbiota is essential to integrated disease management. Here, we assessed the compositional and functional shifts in the avocado rhizosphere bacteriome induced by Phytophthora cinnamomi to elucidate the microbial functions modulated by the infection and identify taxa potentially recruited by the plant as a defense response. Through metabarcoding with metatranscriptomics, we showed that Phytophthora root rot (PRR) induced compositional shifts
Proximity to natural habitat enhances flower visitor diversity and pollination services in avocado orchards
Insect pollination is known to increase avocado yields, with wild pollinators likely playing an important role. In central Chile, the rapid expansion of avocado orchards has resulted in highly diverse natural habitats being replaced by plantations, potentially negatively impacting wild pollinators and thus avocado production. This study aimed to understand the role of natural habitats and wild pollinators in avocado production by (1) exploring the relationship between flower visitor abundance and