2009 Yearbook
Volume 92
Table of Contents
The California Avocado Society
6. Past Presidents of the Society
8. 2009 California Avocado Society Officers and Directors
10. Minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting
18. Financial Statements FY 2009
22. Report from the President
Derek Knobel
27. Award of Honors - 2009 (James McCormac, Rick Shade)
33. Awards of Honor - Past Recipients
36. Oliver Atkins Awards of Excellence – Past Recipients
37. California Avocado Society Board of Directors 2009
38. In Memoriam – Tom W. Embleton
39. In Memoriam – William Henley (Hank) Brokaw
General
43.
Mitigating Invasion Threats to the
California Avocado Industry through Collaboration
Mark S. Hoddle, Mary
Lu Arpaia, Reuben Hofshi
65.
The Benefits of Mulching Avocados
Mary Matava
75.
Avocado Branch Canker (Formerly
Dothiorella Canker)
Akif Eskalen,
Virginia McDonald
Avocado Research
87. Current and Future Perspectives Regarding Avocado Rootstock
Breeding at UCR
Greg W. Douhan
113.
Avocado Pollination and Fruit Set –
A Perspective from Spain
M. Librada Alcaraz
and J. Ignacio Hormaza
137.
Towards a Program of Marker-Assisted
Selection on Valuable Avocado Traits
L. Tommasini, C. I.
Calderon-Vazquez, V.E.T.M. Ashworth, M. L. Durbin and M. T. Clegg
World Members of the California Avocado Society
165. Membership Lists