Avocado: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: RHS - Avocado. | Oct 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program - Avocado. | May 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Phytochemicals properties of avocado seed: A review (PDF). | Feb 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: RHS - Avocado. | Nov 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC Genomics - Genome-wide association study identifies key quantitative trait loci (QTL) for fruit morphometric traits in avocado (Persea spp.). | Jun 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Primary Metabolism in Avocado Fruit. | May 16, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Avocado Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. | Mar 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Guac Your World: Why Avocados Are So Good for You. | Dec 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - IFAS Extension - Avocado Growing in the Florida Home Landscape. | Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to Lauraceae. | Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Avocado. | May 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Avocado. | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - 15 Interesting Varieties of Avocado. | Oct 05, 2022 | ||
| Added information on top producing countries. | Mar 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Avocados: Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts. | Jun 13, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What is Avocado? | Jun 13, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 04, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Persea americana Mill. | Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 22, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 06, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Avocado. | Jan 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Persea americana Mill. | Jan 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Agroforestry Centre - Avocado. | Jan 20, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Avocado. | Jan 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - Avocado. | Aug 21, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Avocado. | Aug 21, 2015 | ||
| Added information on Type A and B flowers, updated taxonomy, and revised physical description. | Jul 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Avocado. | Jul 09, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Thermometer. | Jan 29, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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