PHILADELPHIA - Soon, growers can purchase a new avocado variety developed over the past half-century. The Luna UCRas, it's known, offers consumers great taste, a rind that turns black when ripe, and a high-quality postharvest. The smaller trees will allow for denser plantings, safer harvesting, and less pruning. It has a particular type of flower, making it a good pollinator for many avocado varieties.
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