South African Avocado Growers’ Association

1981 Yearbook

Volume 4

Table of Contents

 

5.       Editorial
JM Kotzé

6.       Voorwoord
E Strydom

7.       Social News
     Ronnie Lunt leaves Letaba Co-op
     Growers visit California
     Carel Snyman
     Joseph Darvas

8.       Wie en wat is SAAKV

11.     Don Gustafson visits South Africa

14.     Openingsrede
F J Lourens

16.     Marketing: SAAGA European Committee's report
R R Shelton

19.     Co-ordination of research sponsored by SAAGA
J M Kotzé

21.     Avocado oil, the Cinderella of the avocado industry?
H Smith & R E Lunt

22.     Plant propagation through tissue culture
P Allan

27.     Root, Shoot or fruit?
B N Wolstenholme

30.     Interpretation of avocado quality and condition in the marketing context
J C Toerien

36.     Artificial ripening of avocado fruit
G G Rousseau

39.     A model for fruit ripeness
B J Durand

42.     Fermometer-ondersoeke by avokado's
D H Swarts

47.     Cooling rates of avocados in cartons when pallatized
R E Lunt & H Smith

52.     The annual incidence of avocado cull factors in the Letaba district
H Smith, R E Lunt, M M Darvas

57.     A comparison between waxing and cellophane wrapping of avocados for export
R E Lunt, H Smith, M M Darvas

63.     Post-harvest diseases of avocados
JM Darvas, JM Kotze

67.     Control of Cercospora spot
J M Darvas, J M Kotzé

69.     Pre-harvest chemical control of Anthracnose and Sooty Blotch
J M Kotze, Eileen Kuschke, B Durand

71.     Pre-harvest chemical control of post-harvest avocado diseases
J M Darvas

75.     Anatomiese aspekte van Ringnek van avokado's
A H P Engelbrecht

80.     Akaropeltopsis: The cause of Sooty Blotch of avocados
Elizabeth M Theron, J M Kotzé, F C Wehner

81.     Host range studies on avocado Sunblotch
J V Da Graca, S P Van Vuuren

83.     Rapid testing for avocado Sunblotch
J V Da Graca

86.     The role of fruit flies on avocados early in the season
W J Du Toit, A Tuffin

89.     Flower and fruit drop
M J Slabbert

92.     Fungitoxic chemical substances in avocados
F C Wehner, Z Apostolides

95.     Bekalking van suurgrond
P S Fouché

99.     A comparison of various calcium sources on soil effects
A W G Rowell

103.    Effek van kalsium op wortelvrot
C P Snyman

105.    Results obtained in 1980 from avocado root rot field trials
R Wood, J N Moll

109.    Some aspects of Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands infection of grapevines
P G Marais, A C De La Harpe

117.    Avocado (Persea americana) (Mill.) Stock-scion interactions as evidenced by peroxidase ar.ivity and stem growth
J P Bower, M E Nel

121.    Die invloed van mediumdeurlugting, swamdoder en Indoolbottersuur op die beworteling van avokadosteggies
A A Ernst

124.    Sterilization & pasteurization of soil mixes
P Allan, D Lamb, D Chalton