| Cultural Practices and Growing Conditions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEST OR PROBLEM | AC | BV | DC | FZ | IA | IW | HM | ML | PR | RP | RC | SN | SC | SS | SP | WP |
| DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||
| Armillaria root rot | ||||||||||||||||
| avocado black streak | ||||||||||||||||
| bacterial canker | ||||||||||||||||
| branch canker and dieback | ||||||||||||||||
| fruit and stem-end rots | ||||||||||||||||
| Phytophthora canker, crown rot | ||||||||||||||||
| Phytophthora root rot | ||||||||||||||||
| sunblotch | ||||||||||||||||
| Verticillium wilt | ||||||||||||||||
| DISORDERS | ||||||||||||||||
| aeration, root asphyxiation | ||||||||||||||||
| frost tolerance | ||||||||||||||||
| nutrient disorders | ||||||||||||||||
| poor drainage | ||||||||||||||||
| salinity | ||||||||||||||||
| sunburn | ||||||||||||||||
| INVERTEBRATES | ||||||||||||||||
| avocado brown mite | ||||||||||||||||
| avocado thrips | ? | |||||||||||||||
| caterpillars such as amorbia and omnivorous looper | ||||||||||||||||
| glassy-winged sharpshooter | ||||||||||||||||
| greenhouse thrips | ||||||||||||||||
| Homoptera | ||||||||||||||||
| persea mite | ||||||||||||||||
| pests of young trees only | ||||||||||||||||
| sixspotted mite | ||||||||||||||||
| OTHER | ||||||||||||||||
| vertebrates | ||||||||||||||||
| water contamination, soil loss | ||||||||||||||||
| weeds | ||||||||||||||||
| AC | = ant control |
|---|---|
| BV | = border vegetation management |
| DC | = dust control |
| FZ | = fertilization |
| IA | = irrigation amount and frequency |
| IW | = irrigation water quality |
| HM | = harvest methods and timing |
| ML | = mulching |
| PR | = pruning |
| RP | = rootstock certified pathogen-free |
| RC | = rootstock cultivar |
| SN | = sanitation |
| SC | = scion cultivar |
| SS | = site selection |
| SP | = soil preparation |
| WP | = water placement, irrigation method |
| ? | = the effectiveness of mulching for thrips control is uncertain |
| = cultural practices and growing conditions that can be manipulated to control pests |