1999 AVOCADO RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

California Avocado Society and University of California, Riverside

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Avocado Postharvest Quality
   Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
   
   

3. Enhancement of Avocado Productivity I. Plant Improvement - Selection and Evaluation of Improved Varieties and Rootstocks
   Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
   
   

7. Enhancement of Avocado Productivity II. Tree Phenology, Carbohydrate Cycling and Canopy Management
   Project Leader: Mary Lu Arpaia
   
   

9. Avocado Pruning Trials
   Project Leaders: Gary Bender and Ben Faber
   
   

11. Development of Molecular Markers, Microsatellite
    Project Leader: Michael T. Clegg
    
    

15. Salinity Tolerance in Avocado
    Project Leader: David E. Crowley
    
    

17. Sensitive Detection and Characterization of Viroid, Virus, and Virus-like Agents of Avocado
    Project Leader: J. Allan Dodds
    
    

19. Avocado Thrips (Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara [Thysanoptera Thripidae]) Biology and Management: Overview of Subprojects
    Project Leader: Mark Hoddle
    
    

21. Subproject 1: Laboratory Studies on Biology, Field Phenology, and Foreign Exploration
    Subproject Leader: Mark S. Hoddle
    
    

27. Subproject 2: Pesticide Evaluations and Phenology in the Field
    Subproject Leaders: Phil Phillips and Ben Faber
    
    

37. Subproject 3: Pesticide Screening, Sabadilla Resistance, Goetheana and Lacewing Studies
    Subproject Leader: Joseph G. Morse
    
    

47. Biological Control of Persea Mite, Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abatiello (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Investigationof Host Plant Resistance
    Project Leaders: Mark S. Hoddle and Veronique Kerguelen
    
    

53. Avocado Rootstock Development by Somatic Hybridization and Genetic Engineering
    Project Leader: Richard E. Litz
    
    

57. Improving Fruit Set and Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado with Potassium Phosphate or Potassium Phosphite Applied During Bloom
    Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
    
    

59. Nitrogen Fertilization Strategies to Increase Yield of the 'Hass' Avocado
    Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
    
    

63. Use of GA3 to Reduce Alternate Bearing and Increase Annual Yield, Fruit Size and Quality
    Project Leader: Carol J. Lovatt
    
    

65. Biocontrol of Phytophthora Root Rot of Avocado with Mulch and Biocontrol Agents
    Project Leader: John A. Menge
    
    

69. Screening and Evaluation of New Rootstocks with Resistance Phytophthora cinnamomi
    Project Leader: John A. Menge
    
    

73. Biological Control of Avocado Thrips (Scirtothrips perseae) with Entomopathogenic Fungi and Entomopathogenic Nematodes
    Project Leader: Kirk A. Smith
    
    

75. Evaluation of Selected Israeli Rootstocks for Productivity and Dwarfness under Different Stress Conditions
    Project Leader: Miriam Zilberstaine