California Avocado Society

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)

31.       2009 Oliver Atkins Award

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