Variety traits
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.
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.
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Matviienko Mykola Vasylovych, Khodakivska IUliia Borysivna, Hrynyk Ihor Volodymyrovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Mykychuk Oksana Ivanivna, Kozhokar Zina Myroslavivna, Dronyk Nataliia Illivna,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Rudolfs Dumbravs
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Krasulia Tetiana Ivanivna, Tolstolik Liudmyla Mykolaivna, Maksymova Iryna Mykolaivna,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
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Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Mykychuk Oksana Ivanivna, Kozhokar Zina Myroslavivna, Dronyk Nataliia Illivna,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Spriahailo Oksana Anatoliivna, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Krasulia Tetiana Ivanivna, Tolstolik Liudmyla Mykolaivna, Maksymova Iryna Mykolaivna,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Opalko Ol`ha Anatoliivna, Opalko Anatolii Ivanovych, Zaplichko Fedora Onysymivna, Desiatov Anatolii Matviiovych, Kondratenko Petro Vasyl`ovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
The Regents of the University of California (US)
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Vasil S. Georgiev, Atanas H. Enev, Rozka N. Gabova
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Rudolfs Dumbravs
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Spriahailo Oksana Anatoliivna, Kucher Ruslan Anatoliiovych, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Pyrus communis L. · European pear