South African Avocado Growers’ Association

2008 Yearbook

Volume 31

Table of Contents

HORTICULTURE

9          Effect of N and FE fertilizer treatments on the incidence of chilling injury in ‘Fuerte’ and ‘Hass’ avocado
LS Magwaza, D Lemmer, J Ntandane and FJ Kruger

12        The search for means to improve the C7 sugar pool in ‘Hass’ avocado
I Bertling, SZ Tesfay and JP Bower

16        Effect of placing paper sleeves over ‘Fuerte’ or ‘Ryan’ avocados prior to harvest on disease incidence, fruit appeal and physiological disorder incidence at harvest or after extended cold-storage
SA Oosthuyse

25        Effect of pre-harvest polymer coating on disease incidence, fruit appeal and physiological disorder incidence after harvest or extended cold-storage in ‘Fuerte’ or ‘Ryan’ avocados
SA Oosthuyse

32        Effect of different mulch materials, composts and organic treatments on tree condition
Z Mavuso

PATHOLOGY

37        Fungicides for Pseudocercospora control on avocados: A review, a trial and observations
BQ Manicom and MH Schoeman

ENOTMOLOGY

44        Control of the false codling moth with the Isomate mating disruption technology
PS Schoeman and M de Beer

47        The potential of near-infrared spectroscopy in the avocado industry
RJ Blakey, JP Bower and I Bertling

POSTHARVEST

52        Preliminary investigation into the causes and control of freeze injury and grey speckle in avocado fruit
F J Kruger, LS Magwaza, R Murovhi and JD Retief

56        Effect of carton wrapping on fruit cooling
JP Bower and R Blakey