European Pear Production Management Resources

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.

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Pear

UC IPM Online

Fruit, Nut and Grape Varieties for Home Orchards (pdf)

Ken R. Churches, UCCE Calaveras Co., and Lynn Wunderlich, UCCE El Dorado Co.2002 (5 pp.) UC Pub.EDA-1-02

Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Pear 'Anjou' 'Bosc' 'Comice'

Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos Crisosto, and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis

Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality: Pear 'Bartlett'

Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Carlos H. Crisosto and Adel A. Kader Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis

Growth Regulators in Orchard Mgt: Technical Reports for Pear: 2003 to 2011

Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. Topics include the impact of dormant treatments and specific growth regulators on fruit quality

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

Control of Codling Moth in Organic Pear Orchards (pdf)

R. Elkins, UCCE Lake Co., C. Ingris, UCCE Sacramento Co., R. VanSteenwyck, UCCE Environmental Sciences, UC Berkeley, and L. Varela, UCCE Sonoma Co. a poster. 2004

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.)