California Avocado Society and University of California, Riverside
Enhancement of Avocado Productivity I. Plant Improvement - Selection and Evaluation of Improved Varieties and Rootstocks
      Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
      
       
Enhancement of Avocado Productivity II. Tree Phenology, Carbohydrate Cycling and Canopy Management
      Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
      
       
Development of Molecular Markers, Microsatellite
      Project Leader: Michael T. Clegg
      
       
Detection of Avocado Sunblotch Viroid by PCR
      Project Leader: J. Allan Dodds
      
       
Biological Control of Persea Mite with Predatory Mites
      Project Leaders: Mark S. Hoddle, Orlando Aponte, and John Heraty
      
       
Avocado Thrips (Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara [Thysanoptera Thripidae]) Biology and Management: Overview of Subprojects
      Project Leader: Mark Hoddle
      
       
Subproject 1: Laboratory Studies on Biology, Field Phenology, and Foreign Exploration
      Subproject Leader: Mark S. Hoddle
      
       
Subproject 2: Pesticide Evaluations and Phenology in the Field
      Subproject Leaders: Ben Faber and Phil Phillips
      
       
Subproject 3: Pesticide Screening, Sabadilla Resistance, Goetheana incerta Studies
      Subproject Leader: Joseph G. Morse
      
       
Avocado Rootstock Development by Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Engineering
      Project Leader: Richard E. Litz
      
       
Improving Fruit Set and Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado with Potassium Phosphite or Potassium Phosphate Applied During Bloom
      Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
      
       
Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies to Increase Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado
      Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
      
       
Use of GA3 to Reduce Alternate Bearing and Increase Annual Yield, Fruit Size and Quality
      Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt