Articles
PEAR PRODUCTION AND ITS TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARY
Article number
475_3
Pages
45 – 48
Language
Abstract
Pear is the fourth most important fruit in Hungary after the apple, plum and sour cherry.
Its production represents the 6% of the total fruit output.
The major part, 85%, grows in home gardens and dispersed stands.
There are three traditional centers of pear production.
Wild pear seedling is the most frequently (90%), used rootstock.
About one third of the varieties are summer fruits, the rest being autumn- and winter-ripening varieties.
Traditional training of the trees is prevalent on 34%, free spindle type crowns are on 48%, hedge orchards are 16%, and slender spindles on 2% of the area.
The mean yields are between 13 and 15 t/ha in the commercial orchards.
Authors analyze the role of pear on the market and the outlooks of development.
Its production represents the 6% of the total fruit output.
The major part, 85%, grows in home gardens and dispersed stands.
There are three traditional centers of pear production.
Wild pear seedling is the most frequently (90%), used rootstock.
About one third of the varieties are summer fruits, the rest being autumn- and winter-ripening varieties.
Traditional training of the trees is prevalent on 34%, free spindle type crowns are on 48%, hedge orchards are 16%, and slender spindles on 2% of the area.
The mean yields are between 13 and 15 t/ha in the commercial orchards.
Authors analyze the role of pear on the market and the outlooks of development.
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Authors
L. Buzássy, K. Gerendás, J. Nyéki, J. Garics, M. Obrecánné Koszegi, A. Porpáczy
Keywords
growing areas, yields of commercial orchards, varieties, rootstocks, training of trees, market potentials, regional development in Hungary
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