Proceedings of Avocado Brainstorming '99
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
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
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
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
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
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