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A fig. A yellow fig. A most delicious 'Kadota' fig. A piece of fruit that falls apart easily and shows every nick, scrape and bump. And it doesn't take much to reduce a fig to something that is not very attractive to a consumer.

California produces about 90 percent of the nation's avocado crop. California avocado growers compete in both the domestic and international markets with countries with much lower costs of production and labor availability.

You always wanted to know what pollinated rambutan, litchi, blueberries and all those other plants dependent on insect pollen movement? O yes, and also what is pollinating avocado? Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants by S.E.

The green stink bug is the dominant species found in fruit and nut trees; the others are found primarily in vegetables. Stink bug infestations originate when adults fly in from weedy areas.

Synopsis of: The Organic Premium for California Blueberries by Hoy Carmen, professor emeritus in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Dept., UC Davis Commercial-scale production of blueberries in California is a relatively recent development.