Key West

The ideal microclimate of the zapote is one where the average temperature is maintained between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius. The rainfall of the area should be between 800 and 2,500 mms. annual, although it should be irrigation water system, to be used when periods of drought occur.The framework of planting this fruit varies from 10 m x 10 m to 5 m x 5 m. Additional information is available at muscular dystrophy. You can do the same that is practiced with other fruit trees, i.e. similar findings. sown at 10 m between rows by 5 m between plants and plant. From 8 to 10 years, after having obtained several crops, eliminates a plant every 10 meters in the rows, thus leaving the framework of sowing, 10 m between row and 10 m between plants and plant. The use of the graft when using improved varieties (Magana, Key West, Florida, Copan, etc.) is essential for two reasons.

First because these varieties are high-productivity agricultural and quality of fruits, but little resistance to inappropriate soil conditions. What makes essential use of resistant patterns, which can be achieved with different types of zapote Creole, developed in a variability of soils and microclimate in the country. The second reason of because it is necessary to use grafted plants, the dilated time is that we must wait for the first harvest, when we use nursery plants.With graft we managed the first harvest at 3 or 4 years after planting, with plants obtained from seeds, must wait for 7 and more years. El zapote to commercialize it in the country, represents a good investment. The consumption of the zapote as fresh fruit, whipped and multiple forms, is very intense and has a good price per unit. For export, as it is doing in Navarrete yet it is much better. It is a way of collaborating with the country, because the entry of currency ($) is increased and kept prices stable and safety of marketing.