Proceedings of the World Avocado Congress III - Israel - 1995

 

PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

 

  1. UPTAKE OF PGRs INTO DETERMINATE VERSUS INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCES OF THE 'HASS' AVOCADO (PERSEA AMERICANA MILL.)
     I. Bertling, C.J. Lovatt, USA

  2. PH REGULATION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC PEPC FROM AVOCADO FRUIT
    M. M. Blanke, B. A. Notion, Germany & England

  3. INCREASING 'HASS' AVOCADO FRUIT SIZE BY CPPU AND GA APPLICATION
    S. Zilkah, Y. Yeselson, I. David,, M. Tamir, L. Winer, Israel

  4. BROWN SPOTS DISORDERS ON 'FUERTE' AVOCADO PEEL SKIN
    S. Zilkah, I. David, Y. Yeselson, M. Tamir, L. Winer, Israel

  5. GIRDLING FOR INCREASED 'HASS' FRUIT SIZE AND ITS EFFECT ON CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE
    S.J. Davie, P.J.C. Stassen, M. van der Walt, South Africa

  6. POSSIBLE MEANS TO INCREASE HASS AVOCADO FRUIT SIZE
    MEDIOS POSIBLES PARA INCREMENTAR EL TAMAÑO DE LA FRUTA DEL PALTO HASS  (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    S. Kremer-Köhne, J.S. Köhne, South Africa

 

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY

  1. DETERMINATE VERSUS INDETERMINATE INFLORESCENCES OF THE 'HASS' AVOCADO
    M. M. Blanke, C. J. Lovatt, Germany & USA

  2. EFFECT OF GIBBERELLIC ACID ON INFLORESCENCE PHENOLOGY OF THE 'HASS' AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.)
    S. Salazar-Garcia, C. J. Lovatt, USA

  3. THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE IN VITRO GERMINATION OF THE POLLEN OF AVOCADO
    M. Loupassaki, M. Vasilakakis, Greece

  4. QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO AVOCADO POLLINATION
    APROXIMACIÓN CUANTITATIVA A LA POLINIZACIÓN DEL PALTO  (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    G. Ish-Am, D. Eisikowitch, Israel

  5. A STUDY OF SELF-POLLINATION AND CROSS-POLLINATION IN AVOCADOS (Persea americana Mill.) CV. HASS OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES
    F.J. Gardiazabal and S. Gandolfo, Chile

  6. EFFECT OF POLYAMINES, GIBBERELLINS AND OTHER GROWTH REGULATORS ON THE FRUIT-SET OF AVOCADO
    M. H. Loupassaki, 1.1. Androulakis, M. D. Vasilakakis, Greece

  7. STRAGETIES FOR MAXIMISING AVOCADO PRODUCTIVITY: AN OVERVIEW
    B.N. Wolstenholme, A.W. Whiley, South Africa & Australia

  8. PHENO-PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELLING IN AVOCADO - AN AID IN RESEARCH PLANNING
    A. W. Whiley, J. B. Saranah, B. N. Wolstenholme, Australia & South Africa

  9. AVOCADO TREE GROWTH CYCLES - A QUANTITATIVE MODEL
    CICLOS DE CRECIMIENTO DEL PALTO – UN MODELO CUANTITATIVO  (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    T.G. Thorp, P. Anderson, M. Camilleri, New Zealand

  10. A STUDY OF AVOCADO TREE CARBOHYDRATE CYCLES TO DETERMINE WAYS OF MODIFYING ALTERNATE BEARING
    SJ. Davie, M. van der Walt, P.J.C. Stassen, South Africa

  11. THE EFFECTS OF RINGING, DOUBLE INCISION AND APPLICATIONS OF PACLOBUTRAZOL (CULTAR) ON THE AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill) CV. NEGRA DE LA CRUZ
    EFECTOS DEL ANILLADO, DOBLE INCISIÓN Y APLICACIONES DE PACLOBUTRAZOL CULTAR SOBRE EL PALTO (Persea americana Mill) cv. NEGRA DE LA CRUZ (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    F. J. Gardiazabal, M. Berrios and J.P. Chahuan, Chile

 

GENETICS AND BREEDING

 

  1. PROGRESS OF THE STUDY ON THE AVOCADO GENETIC RESOURCES
    I. CURRENTLY STATUS OF AVOCADO GERMPLASM BANKS IN THE     MEXICO STATE
    L. Lopez-Lopez, A.F. Barrientos-Priego, A. Ben Ya'acov, Mexico & Israel

  2. PROGRESS OF THE STUDY ON THE AVOCADO GENETIC RESOURCES
    THE FINDINGS FROM THE MEXICAN GULF REGION
    A.F. Barrientos-Priego, M.W. Borys, A. Ben-Ya'acov, L. Lopez-Lopez, E. Bufler, A. solis-Molina, Mexico & Israel

  3. PROGRESS OF THE STUDY ON THE GENETIC RESOURCES OF AVOCADO
    IV. USE OF THE SPACER SIZE VARIATION OF RIBOSOMAL 5S GENES TO IDENTIFY THE HORTICULTURAL RACE OF AVOCADO GENOTYPES
    J. Fiedler, G. Bufler, Germany

  4. AVOCADO BREEDING IN ISRAEL
    E. Lahav, U. Lavi, C. Degani, S. Gazit, Israel

  5. TAKING THE CALIFORNIA AVOCADO BREEDING PROGRAM INTO THE NEXT CENTURY
         G. Witney, G. Martin, USA

  6. AN OVERVIEW OF AVOCADO BREEDING AND EVALUATION OF GENOTYPES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
    Z. Bijzet, A.D. Sippel, B. Snijder, H.J. Breedt, B. Cilliers, South Africa

  7. ADVANCES ON THE RADIOINDUCED MUTATION BREEDING PROGRAMME ON AVOCADO AT CICTAMEX
    E. De la Cruz T., M. Rubi A., Mexico

  8. ADVANCES ON THE RADIOINDUCED MUTATION BREEDING PROGRAMME ON HASS AVOCADO
    E. De la Cruz T., M. Rubi A., Mexico

  9. LOCAL AND IMPORTED AVOCADO ROOTSTOCKS IN SOUTH AFRICA
    D.J. Roe, S. Kremer-Köhne, J.S. Köhne, South Africa

NUTRITION AND IRRIGATION

 

  1. AVOCADO NUTRITION - A REVIEW
    NUTRICIÓN DEL PALTO – UNA REVISIÓN      (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    E. Lahav, Israel

  2. NITROGEN NUTRITION OF THE 'HASS' AVOCADO: WHERE DOES ALL THE N GO?
    NUTRICIÓN  NITROGENADA DEL PALTO “HASS”: ¿A DONDE VA TODO EL NITRÓGENO?  (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
    C. J. Lovatt, USA

  3. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE 'FUERTE' AVOCADO: A SUMMARY OF 21 YEARS OF RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA
    REQUERIMIENTOS NUTRICIONALES DEL PALTO FUERTE: UN RESUMEN DE 21 AÑOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN SUD ÁFRICA.  (Traducido por Enrique Espinoza Pavez)
         S.F. du Plessis, TJ. Koen, R.A. Abercrombie, South Africa

  4. THE EFFECT OF NITROGEN FERTILISER ON THE GROWTH, YIELD AND MINERAL CONTENTS OF LEAVES OF THE AVOCADO CV FUERTE
    M. H. Loupassaki, Greece

  5. INFLUENCE OF AUTUMN FERTILIZATION WITH NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ON ROOT ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN AVOCADO
    L. Winer, B. Reuveni, Y. Bar, J.H. Haas, A. Zveibil, Israel

  6. EFFICACY STUDIES ON PREBLOOM CANOPY APPLICATIONS OF BORON AND/OR UREA TO 'HASS' AVOCADOS IN CALIFRONIA
    I. Jaganath, C. J. Lovatt, USA

  7. BORON UPTAKE BY CONTAINER-GROWN ROOTSTOCK AVOCADO PLANTS FROM DIFFERENT BORON-CONTAINING MEDIA
    P.J. Robbertse, E. Tomer, L.A. Coetzer, R.O. Barnard, South Africa & Israel

  8. IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT OF AVOCADO IN A CALIFORNIA COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
    B.A. Faber, M.L. Arpaia, N.V. Yates, USA

  9. IMPROVING AVOCADO TREE WATER STATUS UNDER SEVERE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS BY INCREASING WETTED SOIL VOLUME
    T. Cantuarias, Y. Cohen, E. Tomer, Israel

  10. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF AVOCADO (Persea american Mill) ROOTS UNDER DRIP AND MICROSPRINKLER IRRIGATION
    E. A. Salgado, M.A. Toro, Chile

HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES

 

  1. RESPONSE OF COTYLEDONS DETACHMENT OVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSERY SEEDLINGS OF AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.)
    A.F. Barrientos-Priego, M.J. Morales-Nieto, G. Almaguer-Vargas., M.W. Borys., T. Martinez-Damian., F. Barrientos Perez, Mexico

  2. AVOCADO FIELD GRAFTING ANEW
    G. Martin, G. Witney, USA

  3. IN VITRO SHOOT PROLIFERATION IN AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.) INDUCED BY CPPU
    M. Castro, E. Oyanedel, R. Cautin, Chile

  4. CLOSE PLANTING OF AVOCADO
    B. Razeto, T. Fichet, J. Longueira, Chile

  5. FINANCIAL MODELLING: A LOGICAL MEANS OF EVALUATING TREE ESPACEMENT FOR AVOCADO ORCHARD DEVELOPMENTS
    R. W.L. Snaddon, N.A.S. Reay, South Africa

  6. AVOCADO TREE STRUCTURING
    G. Martin, G. Witney, USA

  7. TRAINING YOUNG HASS AVOCADO TREES PNTO A CENTRAL LEADER FOR ACCOMMODATION IN HIGHER DENSITY ORCHARDS
    P.J.C. Stassen, S.J. Davie, B. Snijder, South Africa

  8. SOIL MANAGEMENT OF AVOCADOS. EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND CROPPING
    J.M. Hermoso, J.T. Soria, J.M. Farre, Spain

  9. FOLIAR SPRAYS FOR FROST PROTECTION OF YOUNG CITRUS AND AVOCADO
    B. Faber, N. Sakovich, USA

  10. AVOMAN: A FARM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AVOCADO
    S.F. Mulo, S.D.E. Newett, A.W. Whiley, Australia

  11. AVOINFO: A COMPUTERISED AVOCADO INFORMATION SYSTEM
    S.D.E. Newett, S.F. Mulo, A.W. Whiley, Australia

 

FRUIT QUALITY

 

  1. TOWARDS IMPROVED MATURITY STANDARDS FOR 'FUERTE' AVOCADO (Persea american Mill.) FRUIT IN A COOL SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
    C. Kaiser, B.N. Wolstenholme, J. Levin, South Africa

  2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OIL AND MOISTURE AS MATURITY PARAMETERS FOR AVOCADOS
    FJ. Kruger, P.J.C. Stassen, B. Snijder, South Africa

  3. FRUIT MATURITY OF THE 'PINKERTON' AVOCADO AS AFFECTED BY FRUIT SET PERIOD
    A.D. Sippel, M.A. Holmes, N.J.F. Claassens, South Africa

  4. FRUIT SET AND GROWTH PROBLEMS OF 'PINKERTON' AVOCADO IN SOUTH AFRICA
    A.D. Sippel, M.A. Holmes, W. Conradie and N.J.F. Claassens, South Africa

  5. ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR AVOCADO SHELF-LIFE PREDICTING AND MATURITY DETECTION
    A. Mizrach, U. Flitsanov, Israel

  6. FRUIT MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS AND POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF 'HASS' AVOCADOS
    T.G. Thorp, D. Hutching, T. Lowe, K.B. Marsh, New Zealand

  7. EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION AND FOLIAR CULTAR® ON FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY OF 'HASS' AVOCADO FRUIT
    S. Vuthapanich, P.J. Hofman, A.W. Whiley, A. Klieber, D.H. Simons, Australia

  8. EFFECTS OF PRODUCTION LOCATION IN SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND ON POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF 'HASS' AVOCADO FRUIT
    S. Vuthapanich, A. Klieber, P.J. Hofman, A.W. Whiley, D.H. Simons, Australia

 

POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

 

  1. EFFECT OF POSTHARVEST TREATMENTS AND STORAGE CONDITIONS ON AVOCADO FRUIT RIPENING AND QUALITY
    Y. Fuchs, G. Zauberman, E.I. Lederman, Israel & Brazil

  2. FACTORS AFFECTING THE ASSESSMENT OF AVOCADO RIPENESS
    A. White, G. Hopkirk, New Zealand

  3. SENSITIVITY OF AVOCADO FRUIT TO ETHYLENE
    P.J. Hofman, R.L. Me Lauchlan, L.G. Smith, Australia

  4. CHANGES IN GLYCOSIDASE ACTIVITIES WITH ETHYLENE PRODUCTION DURING FRUIT SOFTENING IN AVOCADO
    A. Tateishi, H. Inoue, Japan

  5. PRESTORAGE HEAT TREATMENTS OF AVOCADOS
    S. Lurie, A. Handros, G. Zauberman, M. Ackerman, R. Shapira, Israel

  6. HOT AIR AND HOT WATER TREATMENTS REDUCE CHILLING INJURY OF AVOCADOS DURING STORAGE
    A.B. Woolf, S. Ball, A. White, KJ. Spooner, J.H. Bowen, M. Lay-Yee, and I.B.Ferguson, New Zealand

  7. INHIBITION OF ETHYLENE PRODUCTION AND ACC OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN AVOCADO BY ACETALDEHYDE VAPOURS
    E. Pesis, D. Faiman, R. Goren, Israel

  8. EFFECT OF N, O CARBOXIMETHIL-CHITOSAN, NUTRASAVE, ON AVOCADO FRUIT (PERSEA AMERICANA MILL) CV HASS DURING COOL STORAGE
    P.L. Undurraga, J.A. Olaeta, M. Taito, Chile

  9. RIPENING AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF AVOCADO FRUIT IN JAPAN
    H. Inoue, A. Tateishi, Japan

  10. FRESH AVOCADO PULP (PERSEA AMERICANA MILL) STORED UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE USING VACUUM, CO2 AND N2 IN LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BAGS
    J. A. Olaeta, P. Undurraga, Chile

 

DISEASES

 

  1. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF AVOCADO: VALIDATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN PUEBLA, MEXICO
    A. M. Aguilera, D. Teliz Ortiz, J. D. Etchevers Barra, A. Huerta De la Pena, Mexico

  2. BIOCONTROL OF PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI ON AVOCADO: IDENTIFICATION AND FIELD TESTING OF LOCAL NATURAL ANTAGONISTS, AND EVALUATION OF ROOTSTOCKS FOR RESISTANCE
    J.A. Duvenhage, J.S. Kohne, South Africa

  3. EVALUATION OF WEST INDIAN AVOCADO SEEDLING'S TOLERANCE-RESISTANCE TO PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI RANDS COMPARED WITH CLONAL RESISTANT ROOTSTOCKS DUKE 7, THOMAS, AND TORO CANYON, UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS
    L. Gallo-Llobet, F. Siverio, Spain

  4. INFLUENCE OF SOIL SOLARIZATION ON PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI RANDS IN AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.)
    L. Gallo-Llobet, F. Siverio, Spain

  5. CONTROL OF DEMA TOPHORA NECA TRIX AND PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI IN ESTABLISHED AVOCADO ORCHARDS BY SOIL SOLARIZATION
    C.J. Lopez Herrera, M.J. Basallote Ureba, R.M. Perez-Jimenez, J.M. Melero Vara, Spain

  6. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT FUNGICIDES AND METHODS OF APPLICATION TO CONTROL AVOCADO ROOT ROT IN SOUTHERN SPAIN
    CJ. Lopez Herrera, R.M. Perez-Jimenez, Spain

  7. MULCH EFFECTS ON AVOCADO ROOT ROT
    B. Faber, J. Menge, USA

 

PESTS

 

  1. AVOCADO PEST IN ISRAEL
    E. Swirski ,M. Wysoki, Y. Izhar, Israel

  2. PEST MANAGEMENT FOR AVOCADOS IN NEW ZEALAND
    P.S. Stevens, C.E. McKenna, D. Steven, New Zealand

  3. ELISA OPTIMISATION FOR MONITORING BACILLUS SUBTILIS IN PREHARVEST BIOCONTROL PROGRAMMES
    E. Towsen, L. Korsten, South Africa

  4. CONTROL OF THE GIANT LOOPER BOARMIA SELENARIA (ASCOTIS)
    Y. Izhar, M. Wysoki, Israel

WORLD PRODUCTION AND MARKETING

 

  1. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND THE MARKETING OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS
    A. Crane, USA

  2. AVOCADO GROWING IN TURKEY
    A. Demirkol, Turkey

  3. RESEARCH ON AVOCADO IN ITALY
    F. Calabrese et al., Italy

  4. INTEGRATED LOCAL MARKETING STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN AVOCADO INDUSTRY
    D. Hilton-Barber, South Africa

  5. AVOCADO APPEAL IN GERMANY
    M. M. Blanke, Germany