Details for: PI 541359, Pyrus communis L., 'Berger'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Berger'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Feb 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Berger'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Feb 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1926.
California, United States
Comment: Cultivar originated in 1926
Developer(s):
Donated
08 February 1983.
Oregon, United States
Comment: Rec'd from Hanley Res. Sta., Meford, OR to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Berger'
Type: Cultivar name

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

CPYR 55
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Berger (PI 541359). -Originated in San Diego County, California, by an unknown woman. First announced in print in 1926 by Luther Burbank. Bud mutation discovered in 1925. Fruit: large; apple-shaped; skin greenish-yellow, slightly tough, numerous russet dots; flesh pure white, firm, texture fine, very good; ripens last of September and into October. -- Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. --

A large pear shaped like a big apple or a quince; color greenish-yellow, with numerous russet dots and spots here and there. Skin slightly tough. Ripens last of September into October. Flesh pure white, firm and exceedingly fine texture and grain. Very delicious. Fruit solid; very heavy. No information about the parent tree. California Experiment Station Bulletin 691: Luther Burbank's Plant Contributions, 1945.

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.
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

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishpear  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchpoirier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBirnbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBirne  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
GermanBirnenbaum  2Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Italianpera  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianpero  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmajiseiyō-nashi  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesepereira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpera  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Spanishperal  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishpäron  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexi yang li as Pyrus communis var. sativa2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Pyrus communis var. sativa
Transcribed Koreanbyeongbaenamu  2Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:122.
Annotations
Other Links
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Pathogens
Bioassay
  • Virginia Crab. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 55 .001 PL
  • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 55 .002 PL
  • Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE Inventory: CPYR 55 .002 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Bud mutation

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICPLOIDY LEVELNumber of sets of chromosomes.2x - diploid PYRUS.PLOIDY.2013CPYR 55 .002 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB1 - NO DAMAGE PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCABCPYR 55 .002 PLNot Available
DISEASELEAF_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAF SCAB1 - NO DAMAGE PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
DISEASELEAF_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAF SCAB3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
DISEASERUSTRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST1 - NO DAMAGE PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987 Not Available
DISEASERUSTRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUST1 - NO DAMAGE PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986 Not Available
INSECTBLISTER_MITESRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY BLISTER MITES3 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFIRST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM89 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
PHENOLOGYFULL_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM96 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
PHENOLOGYLAST_BLOOMJULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM102 PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1991 Not Available
Genotype Data
Poly TypeMarkerValueEvaluationStudy TypeInventory
MICROSATELLITEPYC-013109/115/PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-012175.00000PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-010B333/339/PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-009B286/294PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-008319/PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-006120/129PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-005153/155/15PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-004168.00000PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-003257PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL
MICROSATELLITEPYC-002165/169/PYRUS.CORVALLIS.BASSIL.GRCE.2010GDIVERSITYCPYR 55 .002 PL