1992 Summary of Avocado Research

Avocado Research Advisory Committee University of California, Riverside

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PLANT MANAGEMENT/IMPROVEMENT

  1. Minimizing Fertilizer Contamination of Ground Water by Fertilizer and Irrigation Management of Avocados
    M. Yates

  2. Irrigation Management and Fertilization Management of Avocados
    J. Meyer

  3. Avocado Breeding
    G. Martin

  4. Molecular Genetics of Avocado
    M. Clegg

  5. Avocado Clonal Rootstock Production Trial
    M.L. Arpaia

PLANT PATHOLOGY

  1. Bacterial Canker of Avocado
    D. Cooksey

  2. Control of Trunk Canker Caused by Phytophthora Citricola
    J. Menge

  3. Screening and Evaluation of New Rootstocks withResistance to Phytophthora Cinnamomi
    J. Menge

  4. Chemical Control of Avocado Root Rot - Chemigation
    H. Ohr

  5. Chemical Control of Avocado Root Rot - Injection
    H. Ohr

  6. Analysis of Suppressive Soils and Development of Methods for Biocontrol of Phytophthora Root Rot
    W. Casale

NEMATOLOGY

  1. The Relationship Between Soil Amendments and Nematodes in an Avocado Grove
    D. Freckman

ENTOMOLOGY

  1. Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes on Insect Pests of Avocado
    N. Beckage

  2. Biological Control of Greenhouse Thrips and Mites on Avocado
    J. McMurtry

POSTHARVEST

  1. Response of 'Hass' Avocado to Methyl Bromide Fumigation
    M. L. Arpaia

  2. Protecting 'Hass' Avocado from High Temperatures after Harvest
    M. L. Arpaia

AVOCADO RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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