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PEAR RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION IN YUGOSLAVIA
Article number
475_8
Pages
85 – 92
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Abstract
Pear ranks forth among fruit crops grown in Yugoslavia, after plum, apple and sour cherry.
In 1996, the production was 89,000 metric tons from 6.63 million trees.
About 92.3% of the production have been in the private sector and only 7.7% in the socially owned holdings.
William’s Bon Chretien is the dominant cultivar, accounting for more than 50% of the total, followed by Cure, Passe Crassane, Santa Maria, Butirra Precoce Morettini and others.
About 60% of fruit are consumed fresh and some 40% are processed into juices, compotes, brandy and other products.
Fruit and Grape Research Centre in Cacak is the only institution in Yugoslavia in which all aspects of pear research are dealt with – breeding, pomology, cultural systems, protection, virus diseases, processing and storage.
This scientific institution also has the biggest pear collection in Yugoslavia, with 230 cultivars and several thousand-hybrid seedlings.
In 1996, the production was 89,000 metric tons from 6.63 million trees.
About 92.3% of the production have been in the private sector and only 7.7% in the socially owned holdings.
William’s Bon Chretien is the dominant cultivar, accounting for more than 50% of the total, followed by Cure, Passe Crassane, Santa Maria, Butirra Precoce Morettini and others.
About 60% of fruit are consumed fresh and some 40% are processed into juices, compotes, brandy and other products.
Fruit and Grape Research Centre in Cacak is the only institution in Yugoslavia in which all aspects of pear research are dealt with – breeding, pomology, cultural systems, protection, virus diseases, processing and storage.
This scientific institution also has the biggest pear collection in Yugoslavia, with 230 cultivars and several thousand-hybrid seedlings.
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Authors
M. Nikolic
Keywords
pear assortment, production trends, growing conditions, growing regions in Yugoslavia
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