Avocado is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family .
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11 Facts About Avocado
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Avocado trees are partially self-pollinating, and are often propagated through grafting to maintain consistent fruit output.
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Avocado trees bear one of the most resource-intensive fruits under wide cultivation, with each avocado fruit requiring 70 litres of water to grow.
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Avocado production is implicated in other externalities, including environmental justice, human rights concerns, deforestation and the partial control of their production in Mexico by organized crime.
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In 1915, the California Avocado Association introduced the then-innovative term avocado to refer to the plant.
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Avocado is unusual in that the timing of the male and female flower phases differs among cultivars.
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Avocado trees are vulnerable to bacterial, viral, fungal, and nutritional diseases .
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Avocado was introduced from Mexico to California in the 19th century, and has become a successful cash crop.
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California Avocado Commission and the California Avocado Society are the two major grower organizations and Calavo Growers is a major distributor.
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Avocado slices are frequently added to hamburgers and tortas and is a key ingredient in California rolls and other makizushi .
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Avocado leaves contain a toxic fatty acid derivative, persin, which in sufficient quantity can cause colic in horses and without veterinary treatment, death.
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