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Avocado Butter Fruit (Alligator pear): Persea americanna Miller

Introduction
Nutritive Values
(per 100g edible portion)

Energy 215.0 k cal
Protein 1.7 g
Fat 22.8 g
Carbohydrates 0.8 g
Calcium 10.0 mg
Phosphorus 80.0 mg
Iron 0.7 mg


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


Program: Crop Improvment

Activity
Responsibility Indicators Time Frame
Station
Officer
Collection and evaluation of germplasm HORDI Horana, Thelijjawila
S.Heenkenda
S.S.Weerasinghe
No. of selections identified  
Cont 05 Yrs (2002-2007)

 

Program: Crop Managment

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time Frame
Station Officer
Studies on traning & pruning
Horana 

 

Program: Crop Protection

Activity Responsibility
Indicators
Time Frame
Station Officer
Studies on management of pests & dieseases.
Horana
G.Ratnasinghe & P.W.Alahakoon


Program: Postharvest Hanling

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time Frame
Station 
Officer
Maturity indices and Ripening
FRU K.H.Sarananda 
Recommendation 1 Yrs (2003)

 
 

Statistics

உள்ளடக்கம் பார்க்கப்பட்ட தடவைகள் : 1863507

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