Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Understanding The Role Of Avocado Pollen In Agricultural Production

By Kevin Scott


Fruits form a critical part of the diet, because of their high nutrition value. California is the only state in America that can boast to have the most varieties of trees that produce Avocado Pollen used in the pollination process. The fruit are in plenty as from Spring, all through till fall. Flowering and pollination occurs rather queerly, for the processes are influenced by the temperate conditions of a region at different times of day.

In California, there are several varieties of the fruit. Hass is one example. In fact, it is the one produced in plenty. It has a dark peel with a rough feel, but provides very palatable flavors and enough oil. Other than that, there is the Bacon variety, which can be found being grown in moderate to cool climates. Their coats are pigmented green. Nonetheless, they tend to be fit for edibility around the month of December.

Other varieties include; Pinkerton and Fuerte. The latter comes in plenty during the dusk of fall, specifically between the months of December and May. It belongs to the B type of trees, which are discussed below. The advantage about cultivating it is that it has high tolerance to extremely low temperatures. Pinkerton, on the other hand, has a relatively small seed, a pear shape, and comes in plenty during winter.

There is a lot of important information that growers should put into mind when dealing with two avocado plants, for they exhibit a strange pattern of pollination. The plants produce flowers, making them perfect flora. However, their unusual flowering patterns are mainly affected by fluctuations in daily temperatures. That being said, finding them pollinate by themselves is a rare occasion.

Depending on the sort of avocado you cultivate, they can either be of type A, or type B trees. Type A open their pistils, female part, in the dawn of the first day, and their stamens, male part, in the afternoon of the following day. B type flowers open up in the afternoon of the first day, but the stamen blossom the following dawn.

Pollination is when the male parts are exposed to the air and they release plenty of avocado-pollen grains, which then land on the female parts to onset fertilization. Insects, for example; bees, play a critical role in pollination, for they carry pollen to the pistil whilst looking for nectar. Another agent of pollination is the wind. Wind pollination is common in Texas and South Florida.

Like any other agricultural sector, the effect of pests and diseases is also felt by growers of avocado. Infected plants produce low volumes of fruits. Scientist have conducted researches on the potential organisms and diseases associated with the plant. These are mainly; lauren wilt disease, polyphagous shot hole borer, and diseases like Fusarium dieback, which is spread by the aforementioned borer.

Avocado cultivation in America is a lucrative commercial activity. However, growers ought to be informed about the critical issues that touch on the agricultural sector in a bid to realize bountiful harvests. Being versed about the pests and diseases related to cultivation can help one learn how to mitigate their impact on production.




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