Volume 31, No. 1 - January/February 1999

Grapes for the Rare-Fruit Grower, Part I

C.T. Kennedy kicks off the Fruit of the Year with an overview of the best of grapes in the West

Gophers and Their Control

Joe Heinz offers eight methods he has found effective over the years in his running battle with pocket gophers

Lucuma in New Zealand

Bernard King reports on what happened to the lucuma collection started in 1980 in New Zealand

Black Kaki Wilt

Kelly Jacobs has given a name to the mysterious disease attacking her persimmon orchard and asks if others are having this problem

More Reports on the 1998 Festival of Fruit

Three more talks from the September meeting are reported:

• Roger Meyer gives three keys to success for the small farmer
• Tom Del Hotal presents his favorite citrus varieties
• Keynote speaker Chris Rollins photographs and describes some fruits of Tropical America

Love at Fruit Sight!

Tom and Steve McShane visit the Penang Tropical Fruit Farm in Malaysia

Fruit Research in Western Rajasthan

Michael Zarky reports on his visit to a branch of the Central Arid Zone Research Institute in India

Air Layering

Dr. Al Falkenstein's helpful hints are reprinted from the Arizona chapter newsletter

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