WSU-TFREC/Postharvest Information Network/topical
Articles About Improving Pear Quality
- Re-Thinking the Chill Requirement for Pear Ripening (2009) by David Sugar, Elizabeth Mitcham, Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Non-Destructive Firmness Instrument Testing: Apples and Pears (2007) by Eugene Kupferman (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- High Pressure Washing and Organosilicones: Improvements and Impacts on Pear Quality, Pathogens, and Surface Arthropods (2004) by Lisa G. Neven (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Conditioned Fruit: Is It What Consumers Are Looking For? (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) (2002) by Kevin Moffitt
- The Influence of Paper Wraps on the Quality and Disorders of Anjou Pears After Controlled Atmosphere Storage (2001) by S.R. Drake (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Transport and Packaging to Optimize Pear Quality (2000) by Jim Thompson
- Ethylene Treatment of Bartlett Pears in Transit to Improve Ripening and Quality (2000) by Elizabeth Mitcham, Tayfun Agar, and Bill Biasi(1) and Ken Gross and Wid Douglas(2)
- Ethylene and Anjou Pears (2000) by Dr. Paul M. Chen
- Response of D'Anjou Pears to Controlled Atmosphere in Elevated Temperature and Carbon Dioxide (2000) by S.R. Drake, R.D. Gix(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Researchers Make Progress on Fresh-Cut Tree Fruits (1999) by Melissa Hansen(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Effect of Water and Nitrogen on Pear Size and Quality (1999) by K. Shackel, R. Snyder, D. Ramos, S. Weinbaum, L. Schwankl, E. Mitcham, W. Biasi, G. McGonety(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Calcium Enhances Condition of Stored D'Anjou Pears (1999) by Dr. Tom Raese(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Retain Delays Maturing of Bartlett Pears (1998) by Beth Mitcham, Bill Biasi, Murry Clayton(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- CA Regimes for Control of Superficial Scald of d'Anjou Pear (1997) by Dr. Paul M. Chen and Diane M. Varga
- Fruit Quality as influenced by Wax Application (1997) by Dr. Steve Drake
- Quality of CA-Stored Anjou Pears Packed in Trays or Handwrapped-1996 Crop (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman with cooperation from Ken Miller, Blue Star Growers, and Dr. Dana Faubion, WSU-Cooperative Extension, Yakima
- Minimizing Postharvest Decay of Apples and Pears (1997) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Dr. Robert Spotts, Dr. Peter Sanderson and Kenn Brown (link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Practical Grower: Hood River Station Immersed in Pear Research (1997) by Franz Niederholzer(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Studies Focus on Early Stages of Grey Mold (1996) by Geraldine Warner(link to Good Fruit Grower archives)
- Postharvest Handling of Anjou Pears (1995) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
- Anjou Pear Quality: Fruit Quality (1994) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
- Postharvest Practices to Minimize Decay in Pears (1993) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
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Reducing Postharvest Losses in Anjou Pears:
A Report on the 1991 Crop (1992) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Ken Miller, Lori Kutch, and Dave Burkhart - Practices to Reduce Postharvest Pear Diseases (1985) by Dr. Eugene Kupferman(1), Robert Spotts(2) and David Sugar(3)