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PEARS ARE
CLASSIFIED IN THREE CLASSES, AS DEFINED BELOW: |
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“EXTRA“
CLASS |
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PEARS IN THIS CLASS
MUST BE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. THEY MUST BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. |
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THE FLESH MUST BE
PERFECTLY SOUND, AND THE SKIN FREE FROM ROUGH RUSSETING. |
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RUSSETTING IS
CAUSED BY INTENSIVE CELL DIVISION DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF FRUIT
DEVELOPMENT. RUSSETING IS INFLUENCED BY SUCH FACTORS AS ROOTSTOCK, TREE
VIGOUR, SOIL TYPE, NITROGEN FERTILISATION, WEATHER, CHEMICAL SPRAYS AND
PRESENCE OF DISEASE. IN CASE OF PEARS, RUSSETING IS CHARACTERISTIC, BUT IT
MAY NOT BE ROUGH. |
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THEY MUST BE FREE
FROM DEFECTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VERY SLIGHT SUPERFICIAL DEFECTS, PROVIDED
THESE DO NOT AFFECT THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PRODUCE, THE QUALITY, THE
KEEPING QUALITY AND PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE. |
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THE VERY SLIGHT
SUPERFICIAL DEFECTS ARE MAINLY VISIBLE ON SMOOTH SKINNED VARIETIES, WHILE
THEY DO NOT CONTRAST ON RUSSETED FRUIT. |
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THE STALK MUST BE
INTACT. |
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PEARS MUST NOT BE
GRITTY. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
RUSSETING o
VERY SLIGHT SUPERFICIAL
DEFECT o
STALK INTACT |
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CLASS I |
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PEARS IN THIS CLASS
MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY. THEY MUST BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. |
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THE FLESH MUST BE
PERFECTLY SOUND. |
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RUSSETTING IS
CAUSED BY INTENSIVE CELL DIVISION DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF FRUIT
DEVELOPMENT. RUSSETING IS INFLUENCED BY PARAMETERS SUCH AS ROOTSTOCK, TREE
VIGOUR, SOIL TYPE, NITROGEN FERTILISATION, WEATHER, CHEMICAL SPRAYS AND
PRESENCE OF DISEASES. IN CASE OF PEARS RUSSETING IS CHARACTERISTIC, BUT IT
MAY NOT BE ROUGH. |
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· THE FOLLOWING SLIGHT DEFECTS, HOWEVER, MAY BE ALLOWED,
PROVIDED THESE DO NOT AFFECT THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PRODUCE, THE
QUALITY, THE KEEPING QUALITY AND PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE: · A SLIGHT DEFECT IN SHAPE; · A SLIGHT DEFECT IN DEVELOPMENT; · SLIGHT DEFECTS IN COLOURING; · TURNING COLOUR OF RIPENING FRUIT AS WELL AS BLUSH
OR RED CHEEK ON GREEN/YELLOW FRUIT IS NOT A COLOUR DEFECT. SLIGHT DEFECTS IN
COLOURING MAY BE DUE TO SUN OR CHIMAERAS. · VERY SLIGHT ROUGH RUSSETING; · SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS, WHICH MUST NOT EXTEND OVER
MORE THAN: o
2 CM IN LENGTH FOR
DEFECTS OF ELONGATED SHAPE; o
1 CM2 OF TOTAL SURFACE
AREA FOR OTHER DEFECTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCAB (VENTURIA PIRINA AND V.
INAEQUALIS), WHICH MUST NOT EXTEND OVER MORE THAN 0.25 CM2 CUMULATIVE IN
AREA; o
SLIGHT BRUISING NOT
EXCEEDING 1 CM2 IN AREA. |
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THE STALK MAY BE
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. |
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PEARS MUST NOT BE
GRITTY. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
RUSSETING o
SLIGHT DEFECT IN SHAPE
– VARIETY CONFERENCE o
SLIGHT DEFECT IN SHAPE
– VARIETY BEURRÉ BOSC o
SLIGHT DEFECT IN
COLOURING o
VERY SLIGHT ROUGH
RUSSETING o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS OF
ELONGATED SHAPE o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECT DUE
TO HAIL o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS DUE
TO SCAB o
SLIGHT BRUISING o
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED STALK |
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CLASS II |
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THIS CLASS INCLUDES
PEARS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE HIGHER CLASSES BUT SATISFY THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE. |
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PEARS IN THIS CLASS
MUST BE OF REASONABLE QUALITY AND SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. |
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THE FLESH MUST BE
FREE FROM MAJOR DEFECTS. |
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· THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS MAY BE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE
PEARS RETAIN THEIR ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS REGARDS THE QUALITY, THE
KEEPING QUALITY AND PRESENTATION: o
DEFECTS IN SHAPE; o
DEFECTS IN DEVELOPMENT; o
DEFECTS IN COLOURING; o
TURNING COLOUR OF
RIPENING FRUIT AS WELL AS BLUSH OR RED CHEEK ON GREEN/YELLOW FRUIT IS NOT A
COLOUR DEFECT. DEFECTS IN COLOURING MAY BE DUE TO SUN OR CHIMAERAS. o
SLIGHT ROUGH RUSSETING; o
SKIN DEFECTS, WHICH
MUST NOT EXTEND OVER MORE THAN: o
4 CM IN LENGTH FOR
DEFECTS OF ELONGATED SHAPE; o
2.5 CM2 OF TOTAL
SURFACE AREA FOR OTHER DEFECTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SCAB (VENTURIA PIRINA
AND V. INAEQUALIS), WHICH MUST NOT EXTEND OVER MORE THAN 1 CM2 CUMULATIVE IN
AREA; o
SLIGHT BRUISING NOT
EXCEEDING 2 CM2 IN AREA. |
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THE STALK MAY BE
MISSING, PROVIDED THE BREAK IS CLEAN AND THE ADJACENT SKIN IS NOT DAMAGED. |
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PEARS MAY BE
GRITTY, PROVIDED THE FLESH AND THE EDIBILITY ARE NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
GRITTY FRUITS ARE MORE OR LESS DEFORMED AND HAVE GOT LARGER BROWN DISCOLOURED
AGGREGATES OF SCLEROTIC CELLS IN THE FLESH. THE SURFACE OF THE FRUIT IS
INTACT BUT THERE ARE OFTEN DARK GREEN AND SUNK PATCHES. GRITTINESS IS A SIGN
OF INCOMPLETELY FRUIT DEVELOPMENT. SLIGHT GRITTINESS IS ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE
STONES ARE SHALLOW AND NOT MORE THAN 2 TO 3 IN NUMBER. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
RUSSETING o
DEFECT IN SHAPE –
VARIETY CONFERENCE o
DEFECT IN SHAPE –
VARIETY BEURRÉ BOSC o
DEFECT IN SHAPE DUE TO
PARTHENOCARPY o
DEFECTS IN SHAPE DUE TO
FROST o
DEFECT IN COLOURING o
SLIGHT ROUGH RUSSETING o
SKIN DEFECT OF
ELONGATED SHAPE o
SKIN DEFECTS o
SKIN DEFECTS o
SKIN DEFECTS DUE TO
HAIL o
SKIN DEFECTS DUE TO
SCAB o
SLIGHT BRUISING o
WITHOUT STALK, ADJACENT
SKIN INTACT o
GRITTY PEAR |
