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Revolutionizing avocado breeding: Comprehensive genome assembly unlocks secrets of Hass cultivar

Avocado (Persea americana) is a key species within the Lauraceae family, has seen limited genetic research despite the commercial success of its Hass cultivar. Presently, research has sequenced only a ...
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Move over, Hass: There's a new avocado growing in the county and it's 'pretty darn good'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Lu Arpaia, head of UC Cooperative Extension's avocado breeding program, looks for Luna UCR avocados at an Irvine orchard in ...
Orange County Register

UC Riverside researchers build a better avocado tree

A new kind of avocado — created by UC Riverside researchers — may be appearing in grocery stores in coming years. The Luna UCR avocado will soon be marketed to growers worldwide, though it will be a ...
University of California

Great guacamole! UC Riverside's quest to breed a better avocado

The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 295,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.0 million ...
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Move over, Hass: There's a new avocado growing in the county and it's 'pretty darn good'

A new variety of avocado that can trace its origins to Ventura County was released to growers in June. Researchers with University of California Cooperative Extension said the variety — called Luna ...