Asian pear
Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world :
- Pyrus pyrifolia, called “Korean pear”, “Japanese pear”, ”Chinese pear” or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin
- Pyrus × bretschneideri, called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped more like a European pear), with yellow skin.
Released Varieties
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* Hanhong[1] (Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim × P. bretschneideri Rehd.) is a winter hardy scab resistant (Venturia pirina Aderh) high-quality Asian pear with excellent firmness and crispness and a long shelf life. Hanhong Released through collaboration between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Horticultural Research and Development Centre, Quebec and Pomology Institute Academy of Agriculture Science of Jilin Province, Gongzhuling, 136100, China
References
[edit]- ^ Zhang, Maojun; Ding, Lihua; Wang, Qiang; Feng, Meiqi; Khanizadeh, Shahrokh (April 2007). "'Hanhong' Pear". HortScience. 42 (2): 397–416. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.42.2.397.
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