Proceedings of Avocado Brainstorming '99

Table of Contents

Introduction - Phil Roberts

Introduction - Reuben Hofshi

 

              Panel 1 - Plant Breeding and Genetics

Plant Breeding and Genetics Panel and Biographies - pages 3 - 4

Plant breeding and genetics panel summary - Chih-Cheng (Thomas) Chao - Pages 5 - 6

Why do we need continued efforts in avocado scion and rootstock improvement - Mary Lu Arpaia - Pages 9 - 11

The importance of the conservation and evaluation of avocado genetic resources - Alejandro F. Barrientos-Priego - Pages 12 - 15

Genetic diversity in avocado - Robert J. Knight, Jr. - Pages 16 - 18

Somatic hybridization of avocado - Richard E. Litz - Pages 19 - 20

 

              Panel 2 - Plant Nutrition

Plant Nutrition Panel and Biographies - Pages 21 - 23

Plant nutrition panel summary - Carol J. Lovatt - Pages 25 - 26

Nutrient balance and nutrient availability as management tools to achieve large fruit size and heavy cropping in mature 'Hass' orchards - Jonathan Cutting - Pages 27 -29

Soil nitrogen fertilization of 'Hass' avocado in California: Time of application affects yield - Carol J. Lovatt - Pages 30 - 32

Nutrient practices in Australia and how the AVOMAN software addresses the issues - Simon Newett - Pages 33 - 36

Aspects of avocado nutrition with emphasis on boron and organic mulching - B. Nigel Wolstenholme - Pages 37 - 38

              

              Panel 3 - Canopy Management

Canopy Management Panel and Biographies - Pages 39 - 43

Canopy management panel summary - Piet J.C. Stassen - Page 44

Some economic reasons to consider canopy management - Reuben Hofshi - Pages 45 - 48

Issues and strategies for canopy management of avocado orchards in the Jordan Valley of Israel - Cliff Lahav - Pages 49 - 51

'Hass' avocado leaf growth, abscission, carbon production and fruit set - Xuan Liu, Reuben Hofshi, and Mary Lu Arpaia - Pages 52 - 55

Current status of canopy management in Australia - Simon Newett - Pages 56 - 59

Planning and managing more intensive avocado orchards - Piet J.C. Stassen - Pages 60 - 62

Revitalizing avocado jungles - Piet J.C. Stassen - Pages 63 - 65

High-density planting systems - the debate continues? - Grant Thorp - Pages 66 - 67

Integrated management of avocados - Jan Toerien - Pages 68 - 69

Some ecophysiological aspects of canopy management - B. Nigel Wolstenholme - Page 70

 

              Panel 4 - Salinity Management

Salinity Management Panel and Biography - Pages 97 -100

Salinity panel summary - James D. Oster - Pages 75 - 77

Rootstocks selections for improved salinity tolerance of avocado - David Crowley, Woody Smith, and Mary Lu Arpaia - Pages 78 - 80

Irrigation frequency affects soil salinity of drip irrigated avocado - Avraham Meiri, U. Yanai, N. Bernstein, R. Strul, and M. Zilberstaine - Pages 81 - 83

Salinity and water management in avocado - Joseph Shalhevet - Pages 84 - 91

Controlled irrigation amounts with feedback - Benjamin Zur - Pages 92 - 95 

 

              Panel 5 - Pollination

Pollination Panel and Biography - Pages 97 - 100

A view from Florida on avocado pollination - Thomas L. Davenport - Pages 101 - 104

Considerations in managing pollination of the avocado - Anne Elizabeth Fetscher - Pages 105 - 106

Pollination, pollinators and pollinizers - Reuben Hofshi - Pages 107 - 108

Background information and ideas on avocado pollination - Gad Ish-Am - Pages 109 - 112

 

              Panel 6 - Insect Pest Management

Insect Pest Management Panel and Biography - Pages 113 - 116

Development of biological control agents for avocado thrips - Jim Davis - Page 117

Evaluation of insecticides and acaricides for control of avocado pests - Jorge E. Peņa - Page 118

The impact of new pests on New Zealand avocado production - Philippa Stevens - Pages 119 - 120

Overview of avocado pest control in Israel - Manes Wysoki - Pages 121 -123

Influence of Spinosad on natural enemies of avocado and other pests - Manes Wysoki, S. Rene, Miriam Eliahu, and D. Blumberg - Page 124

 

Panel 7 - Disease Management

Disease Management Panel and Biography - Pages 125 - 127

Virus and viroid diseases of avocado - J. Allan Dodds - Pages 128 - 130

Foliar and fruit diseases of avocado in California - Peggy A. Mauk, Ben Faber, and John A. Menge - Pages 131 - 132

Control of Phytophthora cinnamomi root rot of avocado - John A. Menge, Peggy Mauk, and George Zentmyer - Pages 133 - 138

Review of avocado root rot in Israel and strategies to manage the disease - Miriam Zilberstaine - Page 139

 

Panel 8 - Postharvest Handling and Quality Control

Postharvest Handling and Quality Control Panel and Biography - Pages 141 - 145

Expectations of the European market regarding the quality of avocados and how to meet these expectations - Gawie J. Eksteen - Pages 146 - 147

Cultural effects on fruit quality - Kerri R. Everett - Pages 148 - 149

Fungi isolated from avocados with stem-end rot after "snap" or "clip" harvest - Dennis A. Margosan, Joseph L. Smilanick, Mary Lu Arpaia, and James R. Sievert - Pages 150 - 151

The role of ethylene in browning of avocado pulp during cold storage - Edna Pesis, Miriam Ackerman, Rosa Ben-Arie, Oleg Feygenberg, and Dov Prusky - Pages 152 - 157

Postharvest research funding - Jan Toerien - Page 158

Fruit ripening - Anne White and Allan Woolf - Pages 159 - 160

Summary of New Zealand and California experience with "snap" picking - Allan Woolf, Anne White, James R. Sievert, and Mary Lu Arpaia - Page 161

 

Appendix 1.  Helpful Metric Conversions - Page 163