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Pear Storage Life

Pyrus communis L.

The ability of pear fruits to maintain their commercial and organoleptic qualities after harvest, determined by a set of indicators: storage duration, marketable yield, and flesh firmness.

In the reference 216 varieties crop European pear, where this is mentioned in the description.

To evaluate storage life, pear fruits are placed in conditions with a temperature from 0 to +4°C and a humidity of 85–90%. The primary marker of fruit senescence is the decrease in flesh firmness, measured by a penetrometer in kg/cm². Varieties are classified into summer ones with a storage period of up to 15 days, and autumn and winter ones, which are capable of being stored for 5–6 months.

The harvest timing is a critical factor: early harvesting leads to shriveling and poor taste, while late harvesting leads to over-ripening and fruit drop. The level of storage life depends on mineral nutrition, where potassium improves storability, while an excess of nitrogen reduces it. This trait is quantitatively inherited, which complicates the breeding process.

General information about the subject — on the page Keeping quality.

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Varieties of European pear mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Balva

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Rudolfs Dumbravs

LV
2 records

Bay 6474

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Neumuller Michael

UA
6 records

Bergenia

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Grzegorz Pagacz

PL
5 records

Delarex

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Pepinieres et Roseraies Georges Delbard| FR

FR
3 records

Carac

Application submitted

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

SEMPRA PRAHA A S

PL
2 records

Cape Rose

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ARC INFRUITEC-NIETVOORBIJ

5 records

ROGUE RED

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ES
3 records

Manon

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

VÝZKUMNÝ A ŠLECHTITELSKÝ ÚSTAV OVOCNÁŘSKÝ HOLOVOUSY s.r.o. (CZ)/Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer (DE)

CZ
7 records

EL DORADO

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ES
4 records

Latgale

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Rudolfs Dumbravs

LV
2 records

Bautomne

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

YVES LESPINASSE

FR
3 records

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