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Bulletins 1905–1969

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
No 41 Gumming Disease of the Peach Tree 1908 Geo Quinn
No 44 Fruit Drying in California 1908 G.E. Mitchell
No 64 Peach Leaf Curl Fungus 1911 Geo Quinn
No 185 Some Notes on Dehydration or Evaporation 1924 C.H. Beaumont
No 204 Notes on Sulphuring Fruit Prior to Drying 1926 Geo Quinn
No 351 Brown Rot of Stone Fruit 1939 E. Leishman
No 379 Australian Fresh Fruit in the United Kingdom 1942 A.G. Strickland
No 384 Drying and Processing Tree Fruits 1942 Fruit Processing Committee
No 390 Little Leaf in Deciduous Fruit Trees and Vines 1944 H.K. Kemp & J.A. Beare
No 444 Orchard Soil Management 1956 R.L. Wishart
No 464 Diseases of Stone Fruits 1961 Offices of Horticulture Branch
No 480 Propagating Deciduous Fruit Trees 1969 Unknown
No 6/80 Apricot Cutting Machines 1980 A.P. Dahlenburg
No 1/85 Drying and Processing Tree Fruits 1985 D.McG. McBean & A.P. Dahlenburg
No 1/89 A Guide to the control of Pests of Horticultural Crops 1989–90.  Revised 1991–92. 1989 & 1991 G. Caon

Special Bulletins 1968–1976

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
No 12/72 Drying and Storage of Fruit from the Garden 1972 &
1974 		M.B. Spurling
A.P. Dahlenburg
B.L. Tugwell 
No 8/74 Propagation of Deciduous Fruit Trees 1974 D.T. Kilpatrick
J.N. Steed
No 6/75 Fruit Dehydration 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg

Extension Bulletins 1969–1976

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
No 2/69 Pruning for Profit 1969 D.T. Kilpatrick
No 17/70 How to Thin Apricots by Sprays 1970 F.J. Gathercole
No 20/71 Brown Rot Control of Stone Fruit 1971 T.J. Wicks
P.R. Dry
No 7/72 Canning Peach Varieties for South Australia 1972 F.J. Gathercole
No 10/72 Nectarines for the Fresh Market 1972 L.D. Jarrett
No 12/72 Spray Thinning of Apricots 1972 F.J. Gathercole
No 13/72 Pruning and Training Peaches and Apricots 1972 I.P. Bond
F.J. Gathercole
No 21/74 Post Harvest Control of Rot in Stone Fruits 1974 L.D. Jarrett
B.L. Tugwell

Technical Reports 1982–2000

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
No 13 River Murray Horticulture Crop Survey 1981 1981 G.N. Thomas
B.A. Smith
No 64 Redevelopment of Fruit Blocks in the Riverland Region: An Inter-temporal Programming Approach Oct 1984 B.R. Hansen
No 70 Redevelopment of Fruit Blocks in the Riverland Region: An Inter-temporal Programming Approach
Application of the model 		1985 B.R. Hansen
No 217 Study Tour of North American Cherry Breeding and Research Programmes Oct 1994 A. Granger

Stone fruit related Horticulture Branch research reports

1967–1969 Series 1 Canning Fruits Research Trust Fund

N.L. Richardson

NumberTitleYearAuthor/s
1/67 Investigations carried out by the South Australian Department of Agriculture on Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta (Busck.) in the River Murray Irrigation Areas in 1966–67 1967 N.L. Richardson
2/67 Proposed research programme on Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta and associated pests for 1966-67 1967 Trust Fund Advisory Committee
3/67 Suspected resistance in green peach aphis (Myzus persicae) to Metasystox 1967 N.L. Richardson
4/67 Interstate visit November 1967 1967 N.L. Richardson
1/68 The insect fauna in peach orchards in the Upper Murray of South Australia 1968 N.L. Richardson
2/68 The timing of spray applications against Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
3/68 Aerial application of parathion and malathion against Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
4/68 The use of baits in the control of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
5/68 Flight patterns of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta in the Upper Murray irrigation areas of South Australia 1968 N.L. Richardson
6/68 Preliminary screening of miticides for peach orchards in SA 1968 N.L. Richardson
7/68 Peach variety preferences by Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
8/68 Lure materials for traps for Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
9/68 The migration of adults of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta with special reference to defining adequate buffer zones around experimental blocks 1968 N.L. Richardson
10/68 The sex of adults of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta caught in lure pots 1968 N.L. Richardson
11/68 The influence of shoot tip infestations by Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta of lure pots being located in a tree 1968 N.L. Richardson
12/68 The number of new shoots on mature Golden Queen peach trees 1968 N.L. Richardson
13/68 Assessment of populations of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta by counting infested shoot tips in peach trees 1968 N.L. Richardson
14/68 Shoot tip infestation levels in peach trees by Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1968 N.L. Richardson
15/68 The Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta and related pests of canning fruit orchards in Australia – a review 1968 N.L. Richardson
16/68 Summary of investigations to the end of 1967–68 season and recommendations for 1968–69 1968 Trust Fund Advisory Committee
1/69 Biological studies of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1969 N.L. Richardson
  Insect fauna in peach orchards of the Upper Murray in SA to July 1969 1969 N.L. Richardson
3/69 The control of Oriental Fruit Moth Cydia molesta 1969 N.L. Richardson
4/69 Two Spotted Mite 1969 N.L. Richardson
6/69 Green peach aphis and San Jose scale 1969 N.L. Richardson
7/69 Spraying methods 1969 N.L. Richardson
8/69 Control of Carpophilus beetle 1969 N.L. Richardson
9/69 Rutherglen bug 1969 N.L. Richardson

1967–69 Series 3: Deciduous Fruits Research

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
1/68 Guide to thinning of peaches 1968 F.J. Gathercole
2/68 Cling peaches fruit growth summary 1967–68 1968 F.J. Gathercole
3/68 The presentation of experimental data for apple trees 1968 L.C. McMaster
1/69 Pesticide tainting of canned peaches 1969 F.J. Gathercole
2/69 Blossom thinning of apricots 1969 F.J. Gathercole
3/69 Use of growth regulators on apricots to advance maturity 1969 F.J. Gathercole
6/69 Weedicide trials in stonefruit 1969 F.J. Gathercole
7/69 New apricot varieties 1969 F.J. Gathercole

1971 Series 2: Stonefruit

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
1/71 Canning peach industry report 1971, Part 1 Production and acreage trends 1971 F.J. Gathercole
2/71 Canning peach industry report 1971, Part 2 Tree health decline and its causes 1971 F.J. Gathercole

1971 Series 7: Fruit, Packing, Storage and Transport

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
5/71 The controlled atmosphere storage of apricots 1971 B.L. Tugwell

1971 Series 9: Plant Physiology

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
1/71 Investigation into the biology of Prune Rust, Tranzschelia discolor on Prunus species “Prune Rust and freckle on apricots” 1971 P.R. Dry
2/71 Investigations into the biology and control of Brown Rot, Monolinia fructicolia – identification and causal organisms 1971 P.R. Dry
3/71 Investigations into the biology and control of Brown Rot, Monolinia fructicolia – occurrence and control of blossom blight 1971 P.R. Dry
4/71 Report on overseas study of the role of virus diseases in horticulture crops 1971 R.J. van Velsen

1972 Series 2: Stonefruit

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
1/72 Zinc sprays on peaches 1971–72 1972 F.J. Gathercole

1974 Series 7: Fruit Packaging, Storage and Transport

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
3/74 Progress report - dried tree fruit research 1974 A.P. Dahlenburg

1975 Series 2: Stonefruit

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
2/75 Report on interstate study tour 1975 F.J. Gathercole

1975 Series 7: Fruit Packaging, Storage and Transport

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
6/75 Sulphuring apricots using metabisulphite solutions 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
8/75 Liquid sulphur dioxide for sulphuring tree fruits for drying 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
9/75 Apricot cutting machine – progress report 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
13/75 Comparison of the fruit maturity of two apricot cultivars 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
14/75 Prediction of apricot drying ratio 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
17/75 Resulphuring dried apricots using liquid sulphur dioxide 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg
18/75 Evaluating drying systems for grit reduction 1975 A.P. Dahlenburg

1976 Series 2: Stonefruit

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
2/76 Peach variety assessment 1976 F.J. Gathercole

1976 Series 7: Fruit Packaging, Storage and Transport

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
2/76 Apricot cutting machine – cold storage of apricots for drying 1976 A.P. Dahlenburg
3/76 Summary of research carried out under the Dried Fruit Research Committee Project 1972–76 1976 A.P. Dahlenburg

1977 Series 2: Stonefruit

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
3/77 Nutritional status of cling peach orchards in the Murray Irrigation Areas of South Australia 1977 P.R. Nicholas
J.B. Robinson 

1977 Series 7: Fruit Packaging, Storage and Transport

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
3/77 Cool storage of apricots for drying 1977 A.P. Dahlenburg

Plant Industry Division Report

NumberTitleYearAuthor(s)
No 8 Horticultural Plant Improvement Program Progress Report Feb 1982 R.J. van Velsen
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