The experiments were carried out during two consecutive years
(2011–2012) in a 25 years old experimental ‘Hass’ (floral type A)
grafted on ‘Topa Topa’ seedling rootstocks avocado orchard located
at the IHSM la Mayora in Málaga (Spain) at latitude 36◦45N, longitude
4◦4W and altitude 35 m above sea level. Long-term climate
data (50 year average) for this location show annual average mean
temperatures of 18.5 ◦C, average maximum temperatures of 28.9 ◦C
in the hottest month (August), average minimum temperatures of
9.8 ◦C in the coldest month (January) with an average annual rainfall
of 536 mm.