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Details for: PI 541173, Pyrus communis L., 'Docteur Desportes'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Docteur Desportes'
Origin:
Developed – France
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Availability
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  • USA – Oregon (See state regulation: Cherry bark tortrix.)
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Fruit

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Docteur Desportes'
Origin:
Developed – France
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Source History
Developed
1912.  France
Comment: Cultivar originated prior to 1912
Donated
21 February 1981.  Oregon, United States
Comment: Received from collection at Medford, OR to NCGR-Corvallis
Donator(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Docteur Desportes'
Type: Cultivar name

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

CPYR 177
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Listed in the 1912 catalog of Pepinieres Andre Leroy, Angers, France. Fruit medium or larger in size, oblate but somewhat turbinate in form. Skin fairly tough, smooth, straw-yellow in color, reasonably free from blemish, attractive. Flesh, fairly fine, buttery but not melting, juicy, comparitively free of grit. Similar and equal to Bosc in flavor characteristics. Keeps longer than Bosc in cold storage and has long shelf life. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Semi-dwarf on quince, moderately susceptible to fire blight. This variety appears promising as a commercial variety for areas in which it is adapted.

- H. Hartman, Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, 1957

Pyrus communis L.
Genus:
Pyrus
Section:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:

30474
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:479, 2:1200. 1753
Comment:
probably of hybrid origin
Verified:
07/07/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Common names
English
pear –
French
poirier –
German
Birnbaum –
Birne –
Birnenbaum –
Italian
pera –
pero –
Japanese Rōmaji
seiyō-nashi –
Portuguese
pereira –
Spanish
pera –
peral –
Swedish
päron –
Transcribed Chinese
xi yang li –
Transcribed Korean
byeongbaenamu –
Other conspecific taxa
Pyrus communis L. subsp. caucasica (Fed.) Browicz (77 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. communis (39 active accession[s])
Pyrus communis L. subsp. pyraster (L.) Ehrh. (113 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus asiae-mediae (Popov) Maleev
Pyrus balansae Decne.
Pyrus bourgaeana Decne.
Pyrus communis L. subsp. bourgaeana (Decne.) Nyman
Pyrus communis L. var. mariana Willk.
Pyrus domestica Medik.
Pyrus elata Rubtzov
Pyrus medvedevii Rubtzov
Annotations
  • RECEIVED: 31 Jul 1989, from Pyrus communis L. var. pyraster L. to Pyrus communis L.
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    Pathogens
    Bioassay
    • P. communis selection LA-62. AMBIGUOUS
    • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. POSITIVE
    • P. communis 'Passe Crassane'. AMBIGUOUS
    • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE
    • Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE
    • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. AMBIGUOUS
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    Pedigree

    Observations

    Phenotype Data

    CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueStudyInventory
    CYTOLOGICPLOIDY LEVELNumber of sets of chromosomes.2x - diploidPYRUS.PLOIDY.2012CPYR 177 .004 PL
    DISEASEPSEUDOMONASRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    DISEASERUSTRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST1 - NO DAMAGEPYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986 
    INSECTBLISTER_MITESRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES7 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986 
    MOLECULARCH04e03Motif: (GA)22
    F: 5TTGAAGATGTTTGGCTGTGC3
    R: 5TGCATGTCTGTCTCCTCCAT3    		181:199Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARCH01d08 pigMotif: (GA)11
    F: 5CTCCGCCGCTATAACACTTC3
    R: 5GTTTACTCTGGAGGGTATGTCAAAG3    		282:284Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTsuENH076 pigMotif: (ACG)6
    F: 5CATTAATACGCTGCTGTTTCTGC3
    R: 5GTTCTTACTTGAATTGGGGTAGGGATTGT3    		196:202Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTsuENH083 pigMotif: (ACC)6
    F: 5ACTCTCCGCAAAACAATGTCGTA3
    R: 5GTTCTTTGTGAGAGTTTGAGGAGGAGAGC3    		150:159Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTsuENH089 pigMotif: (CCACCG)2(CCA)4
    F: 5TTCACTGCCCTTTTTACGTATGC3
    R: 5GTTCTTCCCCGACAATCTGTAGAGAATCA3    		170:170Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARNAUpy40d Motif: (GATCAT)3
    F: 5ATCCCAGCATTTCCCAAGATTTT3
    R: 5CCGTCCGTGATACCTCTGTC3    		298:298Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTsuENH046 pigMotif: (TTC)5
    F: 5GGTCATCACCCACTTAAAAACCA3
    R: 5GTTCTTGTGCCCTGAAGTAATTGAGATGG3    		156:156Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTsuENH080_354 pigMotif: (CCA)5, (CCT)5
    F: 5GCTACCACAACAAGCTCAACAG3
    R: 5GTTTATGTCATCCTGCTGATGTCC3    		366:366Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTXY144_347 pigMotif: (GTG)6
    F: 5CGTTCCGATGAAGTGAAAGAG3
    R: 5GTTTCCTGAAACTTGCCAATTGAAAC3    		329:338Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MOLECULARTXY276 pigMotif: (CAGCT)5
    F: 5CCCTACAGAGTCATGCATCC3
    R: 5GTTTGATGCTGGAGACGAGAAA3    		107:122Zurn et.al. 2019 unpublishedCPYR 177 .004 PL
    MORPHOLOGYPEDICEL_ATTACHMENTPEDICEL ATTACHMENTU - SUNKENPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYCAVITYCAVITYAS - ACUTE SHALLOWPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYCALYXCALYXP - PERSISTANTPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYCALYX_BASINCALYX BASINOM - OBTUSE MEDIUMPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYGROUND_COLORGROUND COLORY - YELLOWPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYOVER_COLOROVERCOLORBL - BLUSHPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYOVER_COLOROVERCOLORST - STRIPPEDPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYOVERCOLOR_AMTPERCENT OF FRUIT SURFACE WITH OVERCOLOR15PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYRUSSETAMOUNT OF RUSSETING6 - (1 = NONE, 9 = COMPLETELY RUSSETED)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYRUSSET_LOCATIONLOCATION OF RUSSETINGB - BLUSH SIDEPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYRUSSET_LOCATIONLOCATION OF RUSSETINGC - CALYX ENDPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYLENTICELSNUMBER OF LENTICELS3 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYLENTICEL_SIZESIZE OF LENTICELS3 - (1 = SMALL, 9 = LARGE)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYDOTSDOTSO - OBSCUREPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYFLESH_COLORFLESH COLORW - WHITEPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYFLESH_TEXTUREFLESH TEXTURE5 - (1 = FINE, 9 = COARSE)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYTEXTURE_TYPEFLESH TEXTURE TYPEC - CRISPPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYFRUITCORECOREM - MEDIANPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYCARPEL_NUMBERNUMBER OF CARPELS5PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYGRITNUMBER OF STONE CELLS3 - (1 = NO STONE CELLS, 9 = MANY STONE CELLS)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYGRIT_SIZESIZE AND LOCATION OF STONE CELLSS - SMALLPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYCORE_BREAKDOWNDEGREE OF CORE BREAKDOWN, DETERMINED ON TREE RIPENED FRUIT1 - NONEPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYOXIDATIONOXIDATION OF CUT MEASURED AFTER 5 MINUTES1 - NONEPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYFLAVORFLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESHR - AROMATICPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYFLAVORFLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESHS - SWEETPYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYQUALITYQUALITY OF FRUIT FLESH A COMBINATION OF FLAVOR, TEXTURE AND AROMA6 - (1 = POOR, 9 = EXCELLENT)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD 
    MORPHOLOGYBLOOM_DENSITYBLOOM DENSITY1 - LOWPYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    MORPHOLOGYBLOOM_DENSITYBLOOM DENSITY2 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    MORPHOLOGYBLOOM_DENSITYBLOOM DENSITY4 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    MORPHOLOGYBLOOM_DENSITYBLOOM DENSITY7 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM102PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM87PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM88PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM89PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM92PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM92PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM105PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM93PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM96PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM99PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM103PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM105PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM106PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM108PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM116PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989 
    PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM196PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_RIPEJULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT247PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990 
    PHENOLOGYFULL_RIPEJULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT275PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 


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