Avocado
Butter Fruit (Alligator pear): Persea americanna Miller
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Introduction
Present status/ nutritive value
Recommended varieties
Nursery management
Field establishment
Climate and soil/ land preparation/ spacing/ time
of planting/ seeding or planting
Crop management
Weed control/ fertilizer application/ irrigation/
pest control/ disease control
Harvesting & post-harvest technology
Harvesting/ post-harvest handling/ food
processing
Economics & marketing
Extent & production/ labour requirement/ cost
of production/ marketing
Research
Programme
Printed materials in pdf format
Abstracts of research papers
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Introduction
Nutritive
Values
(per 100g edible portion)
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Energy
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215.0 k cal
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Protein
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1.7g
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Fat
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22.8g
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Carbohydrates
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0.8g
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Calcium
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10.0mg
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Phosphorus
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80.0mg |
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Iron
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0.7mg
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Medicinal
values
Reduces cholesterol level in blood ; useful in intestinal
disorders, bright's disease (nephritis) psoriasis, used in the production of
high quality soaps, creams and oils for beautification.
Major
Growing Areas
Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Badullla, Kegalle
Nature
of Cultivation
Scattered cultivations and in home gardens.
Recommended Varieties
Pollock, Purple varieties, Fuerte, Booth
- 7, Simmonds, Tower 11
Harvesting
& post-harvest technology
Value
Added Products
Avocado paste, sherbet (cream)
Economics &
Marketing
Availability
May - August and December - January
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