Details for: PI 541505, Pyrus communis L., 'Nova'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Nova'
Origin:
Developed – New York, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Mar 1988
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus communis L.
Cultivar:
'Nova'
Origin:
Developed – New York, United States
Received by NPGS:
08 Mar 1988
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed

New York, United States

Developer(s):
Donated
08 March 1988.
Washington, United States
Comment: Scionwood received from Bear Creek Nursery to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Nova'
Type: Cultivar name

EUROPEAN CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

CPYR 2110
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

Narrative
Nova - Large, round, good quality fruit with melting juicy flesh. Can be used green or ripe. Hangs well without premature drop. Appears to have some fire blight resistance. Ripens in mid-September. Hardy to -50 F. Discovered in northern New York State. -- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory, Seed Savers Exchange 2001.

Developed and introduced by Bill MacKently, St. Lawrence Nurseries, Potsdam, New York. Precocious, self-fertile. Named after his daughter, Nova MacKently.

Cold hardy; successfully fruited in Anchorage, Alaska. -- Paul Lariviere, 2006

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.
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  • P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. POSITIVE Inventory: CPYR 2110 .001 PL
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Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
CYTOLOGICPLOIDY LEVELNumber of sets of chromosomes.2x - diploid PYRUS.PLOIDY.2013CPYR 2110 .001 PLNot Available
CYTOLOGICPLOIDY LEVELNumber of sets of chromosomes.2x - diploid PYRUS.PLOIDY.2013CPYR 2110 .004 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB0 - 0 (No Fruit to assess) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCABCPYR 2110 .004 PLNot Available
DISEASEFRUIT_SCABRATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB8 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE) PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCABCPYR 2110 .001 PLNot Available