California Avocado Society

2007 Yearbook

Volume 90

Table of Contents

 

 

The California Avocado Society

7.         Past Presidents of the Society

9.         2007 California Avocado Society Officers and Directors

11.       Minutes of the 2007 Annual Meeting

14.       Financial Statements FY 2007

18.       Report from the President
Art Bliss

21.       Award of Honor – 2007

23.       2007 Oliver Atkins Award

25.       Award of Special Merit

28.       Awards of Honor - Past Recipients

General

35.       Southern California Water Supply and Implications for Agriculture
Southern California Agricultural Water Team

55.       So You Want to Grow Organic Avocados
Ben Faber

Avocado Marketing

71.       Developments in the Avocado World
Gabi Naamani

77.       The History of Commercial Avocado Ripening
Victor Tokar

Avocado Research

89.       The Phytophthora Challenge
Jan Toerien

103.    Joe Darvas – An Appreciation of His Contributions
Jan Toerien, Professor J. M. Kotzé

107.    Managing Soils for Avocado Production and Root Health
David Crowley

131.    The Use of Naphthaleneacetic Acid (NAA) to Control Vegetative Vigor in Avocado Trees
Mary Lu Arpaia, Mauricio Tapia, Reuben Hofshi

149.    Biotechnology and Avocado Improvement
Fernando Pliego Alfaro, Richard E. Litz

World Members of the California Avocado Society

169.    Membership Lists