Results
Flowering timing
Flowering observations demonstrated differences in the timing of the varieties as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
- Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard were early season flowerers.
- Edranol, Ettinger, Hass, Sharwil and Zutano were mid-season flowerers.
- Reed (another type A variety) was a late season flowerer.
Due to the protracted nature of avocado flowering in this region, all varieties had some degree of cross-over. Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard (Table 2).
It is important to note that trees of Edranol, Ettinger and Zutano were less than four-years-old which may have affected flowering. The timing of flowering of Hass was fairly similar at all monitored locations.
Variety | Flower timing in relation to Hass |
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Edranol (trees less than 4-years-old) | Good |
Zutano (trees less than 4-years-old) | Good |
Ettinger (trees less than 4-years-old) | Slightly earlier |
Sharwil | Slightly earlier |
Bacon | Earlier |
Fuerte | Earlier |
Shepard | Earlier |