Progress Reports 2010/2011

Below are the End of Year reports for current CAC-funded production research.  To read more about each project, see the Production Research Report Archive.

Post Harvest:

Avocado Postharvest Biology: Determinants of Eating Quality - Mary Lu Arpaia and David Obenland

Cultural Management:

Developing Field Strategies to Correct Alternate Bearing (II) - Carol Lovatt

PGR II - Strategies to Increase Fruit Size of ‘Hass’ Avocado - Carol Lovatt

Phase III for GA3 and Phase II for 2,4-D and AVG for Commercial Use on 'Hass' Avocado - Carol Lovatt

Salinity-Chloride Interactions Effects on Yield - David Crowley and Mary Lu Arpaia

Cost of Production and Profitability Analyses: Regional Study for Producing Avocados - Eta Takele (Update Coming Soon)

Breeding:

Enhancement of Avocado Productivity. Plant improvement - selection and
evaluation of improved varieties and rootstocks - Mary Lu Arpaia and Harley Smith

Screening and Evaluation of New Rootstocks with Resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi - Greg W. Douhan

Implementing marker assisted selection for biochemical phenotypes of avocado - Harley Smith and Mary Lu Arpaia

Pests and Diseases:

Identification, biology, epidemiology and geographical distribution of fungal and bacterial pathogens associated with avocado in California  - Akif Eskalen

Development of Pheromone-based Detection & Monitoring Systems for Invasive Scale Species Infesting Avocado - Jocelyn Millar and Joseph Morse

Management and Resistance Monitoring of Avocado Thrips and Persea Mite - Joseph Morse

Survey for Armored Scales and their Natural Enemies on California Avocados - Joseph Morse and Richard Stouthamer

Survey of Scale Insects Found on Imported Avocado and Dispersal of Scale Insects from Fruit to Host Plants - Richard Stouthamer and Joseph Morse

Reducing the Threat of Laurel Wilt Disease to the California Avocado Industry - Akif Eskalen

Development of a Binomial Sampling Plan for Persea Mite - Mark Hoddle and Daniel Jeske

Evaluation of Systemic Chemicals for the Management of Avocado Pests - Frank Byrne, Joseph Morse, Robert Krieger