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Persin is a fungicidal toxin present in the avocado. [1] Persin is an oil-soluble compound structurally similar to a fatty acid, a colourless oil, and it leaches into the body of the fruit from the seeds. The relatively low concentrations of persin in the ripe pulp of the avocado fruit is generally considered harmless to humans.
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family . It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago.
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Sphaceloma perseae is a plant-pathogenic fungus in the division Ascomycota. [1] It infects the avocado plant (Persea americana), a tree native to Central America and Mexico.. Currently there are three cultivars of avocados in large-scale agricultural production: Guatemalan, Mexican, and West Ind
Avocados contain unsaturated fats which may be beneficial for visceral fat loss. One small study found that women who ate one avocado per day saw reductions in visceral fat, but a different study ...
Eating an avocado a day is a tasty and relatively easy way to improve your diet quality, Petersen points out. But how do avocados push people to make healthier diet choices? Nutritionists have a ...
Fungal diseases; Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph]; Armillaria root rot. Shoestring root rot Armillaria mellea; Rhizomorpha subcorticalis [anamorph]
Avocado-related injuries have increased sharply over time, coinciding with the meteoric rise in popularity that the fruit experienced throughout the past two decades. Only 3,143 cases requiring ...