California Avocado Society and University of California, Riverside
Enhancement of Avocado Productivity I. Plant Improvement - Selection and Evaluation of Improved Varieties and Rootstocks
Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
Enhancement of Avocado Productivity II. Tree Phenology, Carbohydrate Cycling and Canopy Management
Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
Development of Molecular Markers, Microsatellite
Project Leader: Michael T. Clegg
Detection of Avocado Sunblotch Viroid by PCR
Project Leader: J. Allan Dodds
Biological Control of Persea Mite with Predatory Mites
Project Leaders: Mark S. Hoddle, Orlando Aponte, and John Heraty
Avocado Thrips (Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara [Thysanoptera Thripidae]) Biology and Management: Overview of Subprojects
Project Leader: Mark Hoddle
Subproject 1: Laboratory Studies on Biology, Field Phenology, and Foreign Exploration
Subproject Leader: Mark S. Hoddle
Subproject 2: Pesticide Evaluations and Phenology in the Field
Subproject Leaders: Ben Faber and Phil Phillips
Subproject 3: Pesticide Screening, Sabadilla Resistance, Goetheana incerta Studies
Subproject Leader: Joseph G. Morse
Avocado Rootstock Development by Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Engineering
Project Leader: Richard E. Litz
Improving Fruit Set and Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado with Potassium Phosphite or Potassium Phosphate Applied During Bloom
Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies to Increase Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado
Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
Use of GA3 to Reduce Alternate Bearing and Increase Annual Yield, Fruit Size and Quality
Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt