South African Avocado Growers’ Association

2011 Yearbook

Volume 34

 

Table of Contents

 

 

POSTHARVEST

6          Volatiles of ‘Hass’ avocado – Key to fruit quality and maturity determination?
S Tesfay, I Bertling and JP Bower

9          Non-destructive measurement of moisture content using handheld NIR
RJ Blakey and Z van Rooyen

13        Ultra-low temperature shipping and cold chain management of ‘Hass’ avocados: Investigation into reducing shipping costs
RD Kok, JP Bower and I Bertling

20        An investigation into ultra-low temperature shipping and cold chain management of ‘Fuerte’ avocados – An opportunity to reduce shipping costs
A Lütge and JP Bower

26        Respiration and softening rates of ‘Fuerte’ and ‘Pinkerton’ avocados and the effect that cold chain breaks have on the ripening and quality of these cultivars
D Lemmer and FJ Kruger

37        Development of a more effective post-harvest treatment for the control of post-harvest diseases of avocado fruit – Results from 2010
ZS Mavuso and JM van Niekerk

 

ENTOMOLOGY

42        Avocado fruit sucking bugs – Development of a forecasting model for an areawide monitoring system
AJ Alberts

48        Prediction of coconut bug damage on avocados
PS Schoeman, T Grove and R Mohlala

54        Bats as potential biocontrol agents in an agricultural landscape, Levubu Valley: Diet, activity and species composition of bats in macadamia orchards and neighbouring natural habitats
PJ Taylor, D Mkhari, T Mukwevho, A Monadjem, MC Schoeman, C Schoeman and JN Steyn

 

PATHOLOGY

65        Pre- and post-harvest treatments on ‘Fuerte’ avocados to control anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) during ripening
RJ Bosse, JP Bower and I Bertling

71        Evaluation of ultra-low volume fungicide applications for the control of diseases on avocado fruit – Results from the 2009/10 season
JM van Niekerk and ZS Mavuso

 

HORTICULTURE

77        Soil health, fruit yield, quality and nutritional value of avocado as influenced by different mulch types: Preliminary results
B Nzanza and P Pieterse