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· THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO PEARS OF VARIETIES
(CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM PYRUS COMMUNIS L. TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE
CONSUMER, PEARS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
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· THE VARIETIES OF PEARS MAY BE CLASSIFIED BY: o
THE SIZE OF THE
FRUIT: SMALL AND LARGE FRUITED VARIETIES; o
THE SHAPE OF THE
FRUIT: PYRIFORM, ELONGATED TO VERY ELONGATED CALABASH-SHAPED, GLOBULAR,
PYRIFORM WITH IRREGULAR DENTED CONTOURS, SHORT OR ROUND TO OBLATE ROUND
VARIETIES; o
THE DIFFERENCE IN
SHELF LIFE, I. E. TIME BY WHICH THE EDIBILITY IS REACHED AFTER HARVEST:
SUMMER, AUTUMN AND WINTER PEARS. SUMMER PEARS ARE HARVESTED READY TO EAT AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND HAVE TO BE MARKETED DIRECTLY AFTER HARVEST AS
THEIR SHELF LIFE IS LIMITED TO A FEW DAYS. AUTUMN AND WINTER PEARS HAVE A
LONGER SHELF LIFE; o
THE TEXTURE OF
THE FLESH: FINE, COARSE, MELTING, CRISP, FIRM, GRANULAR OR JUICY VARIETIES; o
THE TYPE OF THE
FRUIT SURFACE: SMOOTH, SLIGHTLY KNOBBLY, BUMPY AND MORE OR LESS
CHARACTERISTIC RUSSETED VARIETIES; o
THE COLOUR OF THE
FRUIT SURFACE: GREEN, YELLOW-GREEN, YELLOW, BRONZE, WITH COPPERY OR PINK
CHEEK AND RED VARIETIES. |
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· PEARS OF SPECIES OTHER THAN PYRUS COMMUNIS, LIKE
NASHI PEARS (PYRUS PYRIFOLIA) OR FRAGRANT PEARS (PYRUS USSURIENSIS) ARE NOT
COVERED BY THE STANDARD. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
VARIETY CONGRESS o
VARIETY WILLIAMS o
VARIETY ABBÉ
FETEL o
VARIETY PASSE
CRASSANE o
VARIETY PACKHAM’S
TRIUMPH o
VARIETY ALEXANDER
LUCAS o
VARIETY
CONFERENCE o
VARIETY TAYLORS
GOLD o
VARIETY RED
BARTLETT o
VARIETY ERCOLINI o
NASHI PEAR (PYRUS
PYRIFOLIA) o
FRAGRANT PEAR
(PYRUS USSURIENSIS) |
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