The avocado industry is evolving rapidly. Avocado production has almost doubled recently, with significant expansion in areas planted, especially in Latin America, but also in Africa and Asia. Moreover, the global demand for avocado keeps on growing. The Avocado, 3rd edition is a unique and comprehensive source of information for avocado researchers, and covers everything from the history and distribution, novel agronomic practices, ecological and climatic requirements, and emerging diseases and pest problems. It compiles state-of-the-art information to promote more sustainable production systems and better preparedness to face the challenges that will shape the future of avocado production. This fully updated third edition includes many new international contributors especially from those regions with active and expanding avocado industries. Considering the expansion in avocado consumption, it also includes a new chapter on avocado uses and human nutrition. This is a valuable resource for avocado researchers, academicians and students of horticulture and botany, advisers, professional growers and practitioners in the industry.

Contributions by: Martín Aluja, Mary Arpaia, Carlos Balerdi, Araceli Barceló-Muñoz, Alejandro Barrientos Priego, Gary Bender, Jay Bost, John Bower, Andre Chanderbali, Jonathan Crane, Ben Faber, E.D. Focht, R. Folgado, C. Fuentealba, M.E. Galindo-Tovar, M. García-Rojas, F.J. Gardiazabal, Lauren Garner, R. Gazis, Pilar Gil, Mark Hoddle, Peter Hofmann, Jose Ignacio Hormaza, Emanuel Lahav, Uri Lavi, Richard Litz, Rodrigo López-Gómez, Carol Lovatt, I. Hernández, P. Manosalva, F.J. Mena, José Mercado, Michael Mickelbart, Isabel Narváez, Elena Palomo-Ríos, F. Meza, D. Olivares, Jorge Peña, Fernando Pliego-Alfaro, Clara Pliego, J.G. Ramirez-Gil, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis, Allan Woolf, T. Cantuarias-Avilés