Soil and Climate

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.

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