Avocados fruits are grown for export and local market in Kenya. The plants are
native to America but grows
well in Kenya. Avocados are very nutritious with high protein and oil content. Climatic
conditions requirements for growth of avocado fruits trees are altitudes of They perform well from 0-2100 m above sea level (asl). Varieties Tonnage and Simmonds perform well in lowland with altitude 90 - 800 m.
'Hass' and 'Nabal varieties' are for 800-2100 m asl. 'Fuerte' and '
Variety
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Variety’s characteristics
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Fuerte
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Hybrid, Green, thin skinned pebbled
fruits of very good flavor
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Haas
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Vigorously growing trees with black fruits. grows well in kenya
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Nabal
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Green fruits with good flavour.Bears in alternate years
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Puebla
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Dark green trees bearing round purple fruits. Used as
rootstock
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Trees age
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CAN
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Double supers
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Muriate of potash
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manure
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1-3 years
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120 g
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220 g
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15kg
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4-5 years
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220 g
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450 g
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15kg
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6-7 years
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450 g
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650 g
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220gm
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30kg
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8-9 years
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650 g
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650 g
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450gm
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30kg
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10-14years
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900 g
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1 kg
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650gm
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15 + years
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1.3kg
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1.2kg
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650gm
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Nutrient element
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Deficiency symptoms
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Control measures
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Zink
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Mottled leaves, light yellow patches between plant veins, abnormal
Development of Growing shoots.
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Application of 250g
Zinc sulphate for each year of age up to 4.5kg along drip
line
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Manganese
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Spray manganese sulphate on
Young plant leaves
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Iron
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Loss of green colour on
tree leaves
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Apply 360g iron chelate for
Each year of age
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Excess
Chlorine
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Avocado trees tip burns & plant root damages
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Apply calcium, magnesium,
Ammonium phosphate. Avoid chlorine fertilizers
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