Avocado Production Books

Avocado Production in California: A Cultural Handbook for Growers is the first book in a series of three. Gary S. Bender, Farm Advisor, takes you through the history of the avocado industry in California and teaches you about grove development. **This book is being revised and is currently unavailable as a hard copy format. Please check back later of download the digital copy below.

Digital Version (PDF)
Chapter 1: History of the Avocado Industry in California
Chapter 2: Avocado Botany and Commercial Cultivars Grown in California
Chapter 3: Avocado Flowering and Pollination
Chapter 4: Avocado Rootstocks
Chapter 5: Site Selection, Road Engineering and Erosion Control
Chapter 6: Planting the Avocado Tree

Avocado Production in California: The second book in the series. This book focuses on cultural care and includes articles on irrigation, fertilization, disease and insect control, vertebrate pest management, pruning and frost management.  The author for most of the articles is Gary S. Bender, Farm Advisor for Subtropical Horticulture in San Diego County. **This book is being revised and is currently unavailable as a hard copy format. Please check back later or download the digital copy below.

Digital Version (PDF)
Chapter 1: Irrigation
Chapter 2: Avocado Fertilization
Chapter 3: Disease
Chapter 4: Strategies for Control of Avocado Root Rot
Chapter 5: Insect and Mite Control
Chapter 6: Vertebrate Pest Management
Chapter 7: Pruning/Canopy Management
Chapter 8: Frost Management-Treatment of Cold-Injured Avocado Trees

Additional Resources:
A Guide to Estimate Compensation for Loss of a Single Avocado Tree (PDF)