Jul 24, 2023 · Meet the "Luna," a new variety of avocado grown on a smaller tree and easier to harvest than the dominant Hass breed. Why it matters: The Hass, with its creamy texture and wonderful taste, has fueled our love affair with guacamole and avocado toast.

Aug 9, 2023 · The University of California, Riverside just introduced a new breed of avocado to solve some of the problems with the current most popular breed, the Haas. Here's everything we know.

Aug 29, 2024 · A plant producing a supersized new Australian avocado variety — four times the size of a store-bought fruit — is tipped to be a sell-out, ahead of its first release to retail nurseries and ...

Jul 10, 2023 · The newly release Luna UCR™ avocado offers consumers great flavor, a rind that turns a tell-tale black when ripe, while growers will benefit from a smaller tree size, allowing denser plantings for more efficient and safer harvesting.

Oct 24, 2023 · A new avocado variety that is the result of decades of painstaking tree breeding by UC Riverside agricultural scientists has been selected as one of TIME's 2023 Best Inventions, the international news outlet announced Tuesday, Oct. 24.

Aug 9, 2023 · A new variety of avocado that can withstand higher temperatures, and grows on smaller (but bountiful) trees, may soon find a home in South Texas. By Lauren Castro

Aug 8, 2023 · Researchers have developed the "Luna" avocado, which requires less room and water to grow. The University of California Riverside (UCR) has been nicknamed “the Highlanders,” but should they ever...

In fact, New Zealand’s avocado industry has been battling to stay afloat over the past few years thanks to bad weather and plummeting prices, but now a new variety is on the market - and Kiwi...

Aug 29, 2023 · A new avocado, one that complements the widely known ‘Hass,' will hit the world market soon. The ‘Luna UCR' variety (trademarked and patent pending) has several characteristics that should be of interest to both growers and consumers, said Mary Lu Arpaia , University of California Cooperative Extension subtropical horticulture specialist ...

Aug 9, 2023 · The “Luna” avocado is a new variety of the fruit that's grown on trees that are smaller in size and, according to farmers, are easier to harvest than the popular Hass breed, which has been on the scene for years.