| A. | PESTS | 
    
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          Further
            Progress on Avocado Thrips Biology and ManagementMark S. Hoddle, Joseph G. Morse, Pascal Oevering, Phil A.
            Phillips, Ben A. Faber2
 Department of Entomology, UCR
Further
            Progress on Biological Control of Persea MiteMark Hoddle, Lindsay Robinson, Ruth Vega, Judy Virzi
 Department of Entomology, UCR
Glassy
            Winged Sharp Shooter in AvocadoPascal "Eve" Oevering, Chris Payne, Ben Faber, Phil
            Phillips
 UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County
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      | B. | DISEASES | 
    
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          Biocontrol
            of Phytophthora Root Rot of Avocado with Mulch and Biocontrol AgentsJohn A. Menge, D. Crowley, M. Crowley, E. Pond, J. Borneman, B.
            Mckee, B. Faber, G. Bender, P. Mauk, J. Downer, P. Clark, V.
            McDonald, Bob Tombe
 Department of Plant Pathology, UCR
Host-Parisite
            Interactions between Avocado Rootstocks and Phytophthora
            cinnamomiC. Thomas Chao
 Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, UCR
Chemical
            Control of Avocado Root Rot and Stem CankerL. J. Marais, J. A. Menge, E. Pond, S. Cambell
 Department of Plant Pathology, UCR
Sensitive
            Detection and Characterization of Viroid, Virus and Virus-like
            Agents of AvocadoJ. A. Dodds, D. M. Matthews, J. A. Heick
 Department of Plant Pathology, UCR
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      | C. | BREEDING and GENETICS | 
    
      |  | 
          Enhancement
            of Avocado Productivity. Plant Improvement - Selection and
            Evaluation of Improved Varieties and RootstocksM.L. Arpaia, D. Stottlemyer, R. Robinson, E. Focht, K. Fjeld, J.
            Sievert
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
Screening
            and Evaluation of New Rootstocks with Resistance to Phytophthora
            cinnamomiJohn A Menge, G.A Zentmyer, B. Mckee, E. Pond, G. Bender, M.
            Arpaia, B. Faber, M. Crowley, M. Clegg, T. Chao, V. Ashworth, P.
            Mauk
 Department of Plant Pathology, UCR
Production
            of a New Generation of Avocado Rootstocks by Somatic Hybridization
            and Genetic EngineeringRichard E. Litz
 Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida
Application
            of Molecular Markers for Avocado ImprovementMichael T. Clegg and Vanessa Ashworth
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
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      | D. | PHYSIOLOGY | 
    
      |  | 
          Avocado
            Tree Physiology- Understanding the Basis of ProductivityRobert L. Heath, Mary Lu Arpaia
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
Use
            of Plant Growth Regulators to Increase Fruit Set, Fruit Size and
            Yield and to Manipulate Vegetative and Floral Shoot GrowthCarol J. Lovatt
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
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      | E. | CULTURAL MANAGEMENT | 
    
      |  | 
          Rootstock
            Selections for Improved Salinity Tolerance in AvocadoDavid Crowley, Woody Smith
 Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, UCRM
 Mary Lu Arpaia
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
Nitrogen
            Fertilization Strategies to Increase Yield of the 'Hass' AvocadoCarol J. Lovatt
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
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      | F. | POSTHARVEST | 
    
      |  | 
          Avocado
            Postharvest QualityM.L Arpaia, J. Sievert, S. Collin, K. Fjeld, M. Coetzer
 Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, UCR
 A. Woolf, A. White
 HortResearch, Ltd., Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, New
            Zealand
 J. Smilanick and D. Margosan
 USDA, ARS, Parlier, CA
Management
            of Postharvest Decay of Avocado FruitJ. Smilanick, D. Margosan
 USDA, ARS, Parlier, CA
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