Territorio Aguacate

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1

Hass avocado

The dominant commercial avocado variety worldwide, distinguished by its pebbled dark skin, high oil content and long shelf life. Colombian exports are overwhelmingly hass, which is why the show's exhibitor base concentrates on hass-specific agronomy and packing.

2

Persea americana

The botanical name of the avocado tree. It appears in technical presentations on rootstock selection, breeding and disease resistance because scion and rootstock are usually different genetic material.

3

Dry matter content

The percentage of a fruit's mass left after water is removed. It is the standard maturity measure for avocado harvest decisions: fruit picked below the required dry matter will not ripen to acceptable eating quality, and exporters test batches before cutting.

4

Oil content

The fat percentage in the fruit flesh, closely linked to dry matter and used by packhouses and buyers as a quality and maturity indicator for premium export grades.

5

Clonal rootstock

Rootstock propagated vegetatively rather than from seed, so all trees share identical genetic traits. In avocado, clonal material is used to manage soil-borne disease pressure and tree size in high-density orchards.

6

Phytophthora cinnamomi

The soil-borne oomycete behind avocado root rot, the most damaging orchard disease in humid production zones. Technical stands at the show typically address drainage, resistant rootstocks and biological or chemical control programmes.

7

Avocado seed moth

Stenoma catenifer, a pest whose larvae bore into fruit and seed, causing rejections at packhouse level. Monitoring, bagging and spray scheduling are recurring topics for Colombian growers.

8

Biennial bearing

The tendency of avocado trees to alternate heavy and light crops between seasons (known locally as alternancia). Growers look at pruning, nutrition and fruit thinning to level out the cycle and stabilise export volumes.

9

Packing house

The facility where field fruit is received, washed, graded, waxed, labelled and palletised for cold-chain dispatch. Packing line equipment, sorting technology and cold room capacity are core exhibit categories.

10

Export grade and first quality

Calibre and defect standards agreed with destination buyers. Colombian packhouses sort into export grade, national market and processing, and grading accuracy directly affects the price the producer receives.

11

ICA phytosanitary certificate

The export document issued under Colombian agricultural inspection rules (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario) confirming a consignment meets the importing country's plant-health requirements. Exporters coordinate it with their customs broker and packhouse traceability records.

12

GlobalG.A.P. certification

A farm-level good agricultural practice scheme widely required by European and UK retail buyers. Producers use the show to compare certification bodies and prepare audits for the season ahead.

13

Reefer container

A refrigerated shipping container with controlled temperature and ventilation, standard for avocado exports. Forwarders and shipping lines discuss transit times, set points and port routing at the show.

14

Traceability

The record chain linking a packed box back to the farm, plot and harvest date. Retail buyers increasingly require digital traceability, which is why software and labelling vendors appear alongside growers.