Resource Links

Specialty Crop Research Grant Project for Pears >
An international research effort to improve growing, storage, handling, shipping and consumption of pears.
Upcoming Meetings >
Schedule of upcoming pear research meetings and events
OSU >
Oregon State University's Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center
WSU >
Washington State University Tree Fruit Postharvest Information Network - Pears
UC Davis >
University of California at Davis Postharvest Research and Technology Center
Encyclopedia >
A guide to many of the 3,000 known pear varieties.
International Links >
Websites focused on pear production and marketing worldwide
Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service >
U.S. canned pear industry overview information

Marketing Order Research Subcommittee

Current Projects

View the 2011 pear research projects approved at a joint meeting of the Fresh Pear Committee and Processed Pear Committee on March 22, 2011.

For projects in the final year of funding (those with an ending year of ’11), researchers will file a final report for the 2012 review, and if continued funding is desired, researchers must submit a new pre-proposal request. See the Washington Tree Fruit Research Committee website at www.treefruitresearch.com for report and proposal formats.