Pear Luminaria

Early autumn variety. Originator is the All-Russian Research Institute of Fruit Plant Genetics and Selection named after I. V. Michurin. Breeders: P. N. Yakovlev, S. P. Yakovlev, A. P. Grigbanovskiy. Obtained by crossing hybrid seedling (Ussuriyskaya Ch Bere Ligela) with the variety Lyubimitsa Klappa. Approved for the Central region since 2002.

Medium-sized tree with a pyramidal, spreading crown of moderate density. Mixed fruiting type.

Medium-thickness shoots, straight, light-brown, bare, with many lenticels. Buds small, curved, conical, smooth. Leaves medium-sized, oval, short-pointed, with spirally twisted tips, green, smooth, leaf blade curved upward, finely serrated. Petiole medium-length, thin, bare.

Fruits below average and average size, weighing 90-120 g, round, smooth, well-formed. Skin medium, smooth, oily, with waxy coating. Main color at harvest stage greenish-yellow, at consumer maturity golden-yellow; covering red coloration on smaller part of fruit, blurred. Peduncle medium, oblique. Pit deep, medium, slight rusting, calyx half-open, non-falling, dish deep, medium. Core medium, round, seed chambers closed, medium. Seeds medium, elongated, black.

Flesh creamy, medium density, tender, semi-oily, juicy without granules, taste slightly acidic-sweet with mild aroma. Sensory rating 4.5 points.

Fruits contain dry soluble solids — 15.4%, sugars — 13.7%, titratable acids — 0.4%, ascorbic acid — 11.4 mg/100g, P-active substances — 122.0 mg/100g.

Harvest ripeness occurs in the first decade of September, consumer storage period in refrigerated storage 90 days.

Begins fruiting at 6-7 years. High yield.

Characterized by sufficient winter hardiness and high disease resistance.

Advantages of the variety: good fruit taste, comprehensive disease resistance, when used for processing, produces high-quality products.

Disadvantages of the variety: when crown is dense, fruits become smaller, during prolonged storage, occasional superficial rot may occur on some fruits.