Subtropical Fruit News

1998. Volume 6, No. 1

 

Table of Contents

 

 

1.       Changes in Subtropical Fruit News
M. L. Arpaia, B. A. Faber and P. A. Mauk

1.       Subtropical Fruit News – Citrus Resarch Board Comments
Ted Batkin

2.       Subtropical Fruit News – California Avocado Commission Comments
Tom Bellamore

2.       Some aspects of pollination and fertilization in subtropical fruit species
C. A. Schroeder and Reuben Hofshi

6.       Health check of the California beekeeping industry
Eric C. Mussen

7.       Insect visitors to avocado flowers
P. Kirk Visscher and Gavin Sherman

11.     Expanding the pollinator base for Southern California avocados
W. P. Kemp, J. Bosch and C. H. Vergara

13.     The Killer Bee saga
David Roubik

14.     Controlling Medflies in Guatemala with Suredye – What is the effect on honey bees?
John Stewart

15.     What if there is no pollinator?
T. L. Davenport

18.     Pollination of avocado in South Africa
Hannes Robbertse, Stefan Köhne, Marcus Morudu and Martin Johannsmeier

21.     Successful use of foliar applications of essential mineral nutrient elements to increase fruit set and yield of citrus and avocado
Carol J. Lovatt

24.     Outcrossing in avocado: is there a relationship to fruit yield?
Michael T. Clegg, Marilyn Koyabashi and Len Francis

28.     Factors influencing seedlessness in citrus
Tracy L. Kahn