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Did you know that when you pick up avocados at the supermarket, make avocado toast at home or order guacamole in your burrito, you’re probably consuming only genetic type of avocado? Yep, it’s the Hass avocado. Since it originated in California in the 20th century, it’s been grafted onto trees worldwide. And today, it makes up more than 80 percent of commercial avocado production. Its bounty is a double-edged sword: It makes our avocados consistent; it also makes them susceptible to threats like new diseases and climate problems. In other words, we’re putting all of our eggs \u2013 er, avocados \u2013 in one basket. This episode, we get the inside scoop on new research that could help shore up the avocado’s chances at a long, more genetically diverse future. That way, avocados and their lovers alike can continue to thrive in the future.<\/p>\n

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Did you know that when you pick up avocados at the supermarket, make avocado toast at home or order guacamole in your burrito, you\u2019re probably consuming only one <\/em>genetic type of avocado? Yep, it\u2019s the Hass avocado. Since it originated in California<\/a> in the 20th century, it\u2019s been grafted onto trees worldwide. And today, it makes up more than 80 percent<\/a> of commercial avocado production. Its bounty is a double-edged sword: It makes our avocados consistent; it also makes them susceptible to threats like new diseases and climate problems. In other words, we\u2019re putting all of our eggs \u2013 er, avocados \u2013 in one basket. This episode, we get the inside scoop on new research that could help shore up the avocado\u2019s chances at a long, more genetically diverse future. That way, avocados and their lovers alike can continue to thrive in the future.<\/p>\n

Read the <\/strong>research paper here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interested in more plant anthropology science? Email us your question at <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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