Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Soil and Climate

• Prefers well drained and well aerated acidic soils of sandy to clay loams with 4.5 to 5.5 pH.
• West Indian race can tolerate pH of 7.6 to 7.9.
• Uniformity of the subsoil texture is very important. Cannot tolerate any water logging. Climate requirements varies depending upon the race of Avocado.
• Mexican is more cold tolerant. Guatemalan is intermediate and West Indian is most tropically adopted.
• Fruits are very sensitive to freezing temperature; flowering is very much influenced by temperature, optimum being 28-31⁰C.
  
• Strong winds are very dangerous as the wood is soft and brittle.
• Cool moist subtropics are best for maximum production.