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Research tackling immature fruit drop in avocado trees

Only a percentage of avocados ever make it to harvest, but CSIRO research is working on ways to combat what is called immature fruit abscission or early fruit drop, a major challenge faced by growers.

Research tackling immature fruit drop in avocado trees
Image: Phys.org
Only a percentage of avocados ever make it to harvest, but CSIRO research is working on ways to combat what is called immature fruit abscission or early fruit drop, a major challenge faced by growers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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