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West Indian avocado: where did it originate?

Galindo-Tovar¹ ME, AM Arzate-Fernández²

1 Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias. Universidad Veracruzana. Apdo. Postal 177, C.P. 45000, Córdoba, Veracruz.
2 Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. Carretera Toluca-Ixtlahuaca Km 15. Toluca, Estado de México. amaury1963@yahoo.com.mx

* Corresponding Author:Address Correspondence to: Ma. Elena Galindo-Tovar, e-mail:

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2010, 79(all), 203-207. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2010.79.203

Abstract

Origin of West Indian avocado has been explained by current-day factors, such as abundance patterns; however, it is still unclear where it originated. Anyhow, there is a history behind the species that reflects, in one way or another, the present geographic distribution and species characteristics. We examined paleohistorical and paleoecological data to explore the West Indian avocado origin. Our results suggest that West Indian avocado originated by domestication and ecological adaptation in the Maya Lowland area; this is where this botanical variety of avocado has an ancient history.

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