Avocado, The: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)

By: Victor Albert and Martín Aluja and Mary Arpaia and Carlos Balerdi and Araceli Barceló-Muñoz and Alejandro Barrientos Priego and Gary Bender and Jay Bost and John Bower and Andre Chanderbali and Lindy Coates and Jonathan Crane and Elizabeth Dann and Derek Donkin and Greg Douhan and André Ernst and Edward Evans and Ben Faber and Lauren Garner and Pilar Gil and Mark Hoddle and Peter Hofmann and Emanuel Lahav and Uri Lavi and Richard Litz and Rodrigo López-Gómez and Carol Lovatt

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Synopsis: Although the avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9000 years in its native Latin America, world production and trade have only developed over the past few decades, and now exceed 3.5 million tonnes. The avocado is now widely traded between warmer and colder countries as a result of the global community becoming increasingly aware of its versatility and nutritional value. For the past decade, the global avocado industry has been going through a period of rapid technological change and innovation. The dietary value of 'the most nutritious of all fruit' is also receiving more attention.