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Details for: PI 541954,
Pyrus
hybr., 'Orient'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
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Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Orient'
Origin:
Developed – Tennessee, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pyrus
hybr.
Cultivar:
'Orient'
Origin:
Developed – Tennessee, United States
Maintained:
National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Received by NPGS:
21 Feb 1981
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1945.
Tennessee, United States
Comment:
Cultivar introduced in 1945
Developer(s):
Van Fleet, Walter
Donated
21 February 1981.
Oregon, United States
Comment:
Received from Tenn. Ag. Exp. Sta. to Medford, OR to NCGR- Corvallis.
Donor(s):
Lombard, Porter, Oregon State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Orient'
Type: Cultivar name
HYBRID CULTIVAR
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE
CPYR 434
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number
Narrative
Orient (PI 541954).-Originated in Chico, California, by Walter Van Fleet, Plant Introduction Garden, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Introduced in 1945 through the Tennessee Agriculture Experiment Station. Pyrus communis x Pyrus sp. from China; direction of cross unknown; P.I. 64224. Fruit: nearly round, averaging 3 inches long and 2 3 / 4 inches in diam.; flesh firm, juicy, slightly sweet, lacking in flavor; good for canning; ripens 15-18 Aug. at Knoxville, Tennessee. Bruises easily when ripe; skin thick and tough, with rough finish; flesh creamy-white, good texture, mild flavor, grit near core, resistant to core breakdown. Tree: produces annual medium-sized crops; resistant to fire blight; mostly of interest in Tennessee and southward. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties
Pyrus
hybr.
Genus:
Pyrus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
300498
Comment:
interim designation used in GRIN for
Pyrus
hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial
Verified:
11/02/1990
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Pathogens
Bioassay
Virginia Crab. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 434 .001 PL
P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 434 .006 PL
Malus micromalus. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 434 .007 PL
P. communis 'Nouveau Poiteau'. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 434 .007 PL
Pyronia veitchii. NEGATIVE
Inventory:
CPYR 434 .007 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
P. communis x sp. from China
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CYTOLOGIC
PLOIDY LEVEL
Number of sets of chromosomes.
3x - triploid
PYRUS.PLOIDY.2013
CPYR 434 .007 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
DISEASE
FRUIT_SCAB
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY FRUIT SCAB
2 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2005.FRUITSCAB
CPYR 434 .007 PL
Not Available
DISEASE
PSEUDOMONAS
RATING OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS
5 - (1 = NO DAMAGE, 9 = SEVERE DAMAGE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
DISEASE
Fabraea Leafspot Disease
Observed presence/severity of Fabraea Leafspot Disease
3
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.2003.FABRAEA
CPYR 434 .007 PL
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
PEDICEL_ATTACHMENT
PEDICEL ATTACHMENT
U - SUNKEN
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CAVITY
CAVITY
AS - ACUTE SHALLOW
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX
CALYX
P - PERSISTANT
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX_BASIN
CALYX BASIN
OM - OBTUSE MEDIUM
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GROUND_COLOR
GROUND COLOR
Y - YELLOW
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OVER_COLOR
OVERCOLOR
N - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
RUSSET
AMOUNT OF RUSSETING
6 - (1 = NONE, 9 = COMPLETELY RUSSETED)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
RUSSET_LOCATION
LOCATION OF RUSSETING
C - CALYX END
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LENTICELS
NUMBER OF LENTICELS
7 - (1 = FEW, 9 = MANY)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
LENTICEL_SIZE
SIZE OF LENTICELS
9 - LARGE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
DOTS
DOTS
O - OBSCURE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH_COLOR
FLESH COLOR
C - CREAM
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLESH_TEXTURE
FLESH TEXTURE
2 - (1 = FINE, 9 = COARSE)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TEXTURE_TYPE
FLESH TEXTURE TYPE
B - BUTTERY
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
TEXTURE_TYPE
FLESH TEXTURE TYPE
J - JUICY
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUITCORE
CORE
D - DISTANT
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CARPEL_NUMBER
NUMBER OF CARPELS
5
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GRIT
NUMBER OF STONE CELLS
6 - (1 = NO STONE CELLS, 9 = MANY STONE CELLS)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
GRIT_SIZE
SIZE AND LOCATION OF STONE CELLS
M - MEDIUM
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CORE_BREAKDOWN
DEGREE OF CORE BREAKDOWN, DETERMINED ON TREE RIPENED FRUIT
1 - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OXIDATION
OXIDATION OF CUT MEASURED AFTER 5 MINUTES
1 - NONE
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FLAVOR
FLAVOR OF FRUIT FLESH
S - SWEET
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
QUALITY
QUALITY OF FRUIT FLESH A COMBINATION OF FLAVOR, TEXTURE AND AROMA
7 - (1 = POOR, 9 = EXCELLENT)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.STD
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
1 - LOW
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
BLOOM_DENSITY
BLOOM DENSITY
4 - (1 = LOW, 9 = HIGH)
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
78
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1986
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
86
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
88
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
88
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
91
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FIRST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FIRST BLOOM
99
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
107
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
92
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
94
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
96
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF FULL BLOOM
99
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
101
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
101
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
103
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1988
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
105
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
LAST_BLOOM
JULIAN DATE OF LAST BLOOM
112
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1989
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_RIPE
JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT
254
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
FULL_RIPE
JULIAN DATE OF FULL RIPE FRUIT
276
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1990
Not Available
PRODUCTION
YIELD
YIELD (PRODUCTIVITY)
1 - HIGH
PYRUS.CORVALLIS.1987
Not Available