South African Avocado Growers’ Association

1986 Yearbook

Volume 9

Table of Contents

 

5.       Foreword: Research in perspective
J M Kotzé

7.       Openingsrede tydens SAAKV se de Simposium
J H Terblanche

9.       The Golden Avocado Award
J M Kotzé

11.     Voorsittersverslag
Kevin Kay

13.     Research Projects for the 1985/86 financial year

14.     Afkeuringsfaktore by uitvoeravokado's
C L Pieterse

15.     The Avocado Plant Improvement Scheme - Progress Report
C J Partridge

NAVORSING / RESEARCH

19.     The effect of temperature on spore germination, growth and appressorium formation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Dothiorella aromatica
F D N Denner, J M Kotzé & J F Putterill

23.     Chemical control of post-harvest diseases of avocados
F D N Denner & J M Kotzé

27.     Omega* (Prochloraz), a fungicide for post-harvest control of Anthracnose, the Dothiorella/Colletotrichum complex and Stem-end rot in avocados
M D Anderson

31.     Temperature control of avocados for sea export
J. Toerien

33.     Die invloed van koelopberging op sekere fisiologiese prosesse van die avokadovrug
A H Pengelbrecht & S Akoster

35.     Calcium accumulation in avocado fruits: Effect of cultivar and tree vigour
G W Witney, B N Wolstenholme & P J Hofman

39.     Stress, delayed harvest and fruit quality in Fuerte avocado fruit
J G Cutting, J P Bower & B N Wolstenholme

43.     Long-term irrigation as influencing avocado abscisic acid content and fruit quality
J P Bower, J G M Cutting & L J Van Lelyveld

47.     Kalsiumbehoefte van suurgrond en regstelling
P S Fouché

51.     The effect of long-term irrigation regime on avocado fruit polyphenol oxidase browning  potential
J P Bower & L J Van Lelyveld

55.     Infection of susceptible avocado by Phytophthora cinnamomi
T A S Aveling & F H J Rijkenberg

57.     A crop estimation model for avocado
M Foldenauer & S Köhne

59.     Investigation into fruitset of avocado
I Bertling & S Köhne

61.     Better yields from smaller trees
S Köhne

63.     Commercial monitoring of avocado sunblotch viroid
L Korsten, M Bar-Joseph, A D Botha, L S Haycock & J M Kotzé

65.     A comparison of hand guns and mist blowers for the application of fungicides
A Wg Rowell

67.     The South African export market for avocados and the exchange rate: effects on profitability
J Vanzyl & J Agroenewald

72.     Kokosneutstinkbesie -'n potensiéle plaag van avokado's
H M Viljoen

75.     Recent experience with using synthetic DNA probes for the detection of avocado sunblotch viroid
M Bar-Joseph, V Yesodi, A Franck, A Rosner & D Segev

79      'n Literatuuroorsig van avokado-blommorfologie en avokado-palinologie, met enkele verwysings na 'n ondersoek van stuifmeel van die Fuerte cultivar
L A Coetzer & P J Robbertse

83      Avocado rootstock/scion relationships: A limited survey of the situation in South Africa
B J Durand