Evaluation of Pear (Pyrus spp.) Germplasm under Temperate Region of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract

Fifteen pear accessions (European, Asiatic and hybrid types) were evaluated for important qualitative and quantitative
characters with two checks namely EC 027810 (Flemish Beauty) and EC 126286 (Kieffer) under Shimla conditions.
Coefficient of variation was highest for fruit weight (58.37%) followed by fruit length (38.25%) and width (33.99%)
indicating considerable variability to exploit in breeding programme. Only one accession EC 038739, belonging
to Asiatic types showed high productivity with agreeable quality characters also. Though low yielding, accessions
viz. EC 552668, EC027809, EC552667 andEC 552676 showed their distinction for most ofthe fruit quality characters,
hence may be used as breeding material for genetic improvement.