Fruit and Nut Information

All of the different cateogories by Fruits & Nuts: Pear - Asian

General Sources

• Asian Pears
James Beutel, UCCE UC Davis. updated by Kevin Day, UCCE Tulare Co., Harry Andris, UCCE Fresno Co, and Gary Kozuki, Kozuki Farming, Parlier, CA.
• Family Farm Series: Asian Pears
James Beutel, UCCE UC Davis. UC Small Farm Center
• Pear Production and Handling Manual
Essential guide to pear production by UC scientists, 2007 (215 pp.) UC ANR Pub. 3483. Link to ANR Catalog for purchase

Models

• Fireblight (Erwinia amylovora): Disease Model for Pear and Apple
UC IPM Online
• Phenology Model: Codling Moth
UC IPM Online
• Scab (Venturia pirina): Disease Model for Pear
UC IPM Online

Production Management

• Biological Control of Codling Moth: Parasitoid Releases in Walnuts, Apples and Pears (pdf)
Janet Caprile, UCCE Contra Costa Co., Nick Mills, Dept. of Insect Biology, UC Berkeley. 2004 (1 pp.)
• Physiological Disorder Fact Sheets: Apple, Grape, Olive, Pear, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Stonefruit
Carlos Crisosto, (ed.) Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis, UC Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center
• Postharvest Publications and Presentations
A database containing over 1,400 articles and presentations authored by UC postharvest specialists, USDA postharvest researchers, and others. The database is organized by topic and searchable.
• Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Asian Pear
Carlos H. Crisosto, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Tree Crop Physiology Technical Reports for Pear: 2003 to current season
Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Topics include the impact of dormant treatments and specific growth regulators on fruit quality
• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Pear
UC IPM Online

non-University of California Resources

• Crop Profile for Pears in California (pdf)
National Science Foundation Center for IPM. 1999 (24 pp.)
• Fruit & Nut Trees: Bloom and Harvest Charts
Bloom and Harvest Charts accessed through homepage link to Fruit & Nut Trees: Varieties. Fowler Nurseries, Newcastle, CA

Organizations

• California Grape and Tree Fruit League
Fresno, CA
• California League of Food Processors
Sacramento, CA. Member companies include canners, freezers, dryers and dehydrators of fruits and vegetables
• California Specialty Crop Council
Fresno, CA
• Pacific Coast Producers
Lodi, CA
• Pear Bureau Northwest
Milwaukie, OR

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