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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.

Holenická

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

CZ
5 records

Karmla

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

EE
3 records

Krasanka

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

SI
3 records

Eesti pirn

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

EE
3 records

Andrei

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

RO
2 records

Monika

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

CZ
4 records

Dobra Lujza

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

SI
3 records

Lectier

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

NL
3 records

Yablunivska 1.1

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

FOP Matsenko Maksym Oleksandrovych

UA
2 records

Baki Bosc

Protection expired

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Tothban Laszlo

HU
2 records

SHIN LI

Withdrawn

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

The Regents of the University of California (US)

FR
1 record

Delmoip

Protection expired

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Pepinieres et Roseraies Georges Delbard| FR

FR
1 record

Striis`ka

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Leschuk IUrii Ivanovych, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Shevchuk Mykola ivanovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,

UA
1 record

Hvardiis`ka zymova

Protection expired

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Viktorov Oleksandr Serhiiovych, Baskakova Valentyna Leodorivna,

UA
2 records

Velyka litnia

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Yuryk Larysa Stepanivna, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,

UA
2 records

Vdala

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Spriahailo Oksana Anatoliivna, Kucher Ruslan Anatoliiovych, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,

UA
2 records

Veresneve Devo

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Kondratenko Petro Vasyl`ovych, Matviienko Mykola Vasylovych,

UA
2 records

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