New Bio-control Agent for Post Harvest Anthracnose Management

Namaste everyone, Introduction I believe Anthracnose will turn out to be a severe problem in India for avocado farmers, and more importantly for traders as well. Anthracnose is one of the…

How to manage Anthracnose in Avocado orchards in India?

The fruit I am holding in my hand is a Pinkerton affected by Anthracnose. This is a picture from my last year’s harvest. Pink spores appeared after the ripening. It…

How to achieve 5:3:5 ratio of NPK fertilizer for Avocado farming in India?

I have made an attempt in this blog post to get you started with water soluble NPK application. Available NPK in soil is different for each avocado farm in India.…

Commercial avocado rootstocks suitable for India

Contents Dganya 117-Seedling Dganya 189-Seedling Ashdot 17-Seedling Fairchild-Seedling Tziffrin 99-Seedling Zutano-Seedling Day-Seedling Duke 7-Clonal Dusa-Clonal Bounty-Clonal Rootstocks Avocado rootstocks were thoroughly reviewed by BenYa’acov and Michelson (1995). The major attributes…

Commercial Avocado Varieties suitable for India

Contents Pinkerton Ettinger Reed Hass Lamb Hass Lavi Iriet GEM Maluma AradZutano Pinkerton A Guatemalan hybrid which originated about 1959 as a ‘Rincon’ seedling on the property of John W.…

Why you need good rootstocks for avocado farming in India?

When it comes to avocados, the choice of rootstock is paramount. There is a reason why Brokaw, Allesbeste, Westfalia, Orr, Oren, Lynwood and Anderson sell trees grafted on commercial rootstocks.…

Why do you need raised beds for avocado farming in India? with Netafim Israel

Netafim Israel’s team explains why you need raised beds for avocado farming (video is at the end of the article). Enter your email below and get the free raised beds…