Fruits should reach the market in good condition, without disease or bruising. To help to ensure good quality, fruit should be cut, not pulled from the tree at harvest, otherwise the stalk comes away and diseases will enter and rot the fruit. Fruit ripeness is a key issue in harvesting and marketing. The fruits ripen much more quickly after they have been picked, but the process should not be complete until ready for sale. Ripening can be slowed after picking by keeping the fruit cool.
Care must be taken throughout the ripening process as fruit can be damaged and might be rejected. Even light physical damage allows pathogens to enter the fruit.
In avocado, yield varies from 50-500 kgs per tree.
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