TY - JOUR AU - Griggs, William H. AU - Iwakiri, Ben T. TI - Asian pears in California JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1977/01/01 VL - 31 IS - 1 SP - 8 EP - 12 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v031n01p8 AB - California now has only a few hundred acres of Asian pears in commercial orchards. Demand for these crisp, juicy pears has increased in recent years, and planting the best commercial varieties should result in further increases.