Pear production in Chile : situation and trends

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dc.contributor.authorSagredo, K.
dc.contributor.authorCooper, T.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-10T14:31:55Z
dc.date.available2012-08-10T14:31:55Z
dc.date.issued2005-04
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.actahort.org/books/671/671_61.htmen_ZA
dc.descriptionAgriwetenskappeaf_ZA
dc.descriptionHortologieaf_ZA
dc.description.abstractPear production is concentrated in the central zone of the country (32º-36°33’ S), under temperate climatic conditions. Pear is the fifth largest fruit crop in the Chilean export basket, representing 5% of the planted area of fruit trees (approximately 10 000 ha), 200 000 t of total production in 2003 and a 60% packout for the export market, valued at US $65 207 000. Chile’s pear exports comprise 7% of the world’s pear exports and 22% of the Southern Hemisphere’s exports (average for the years 2001-2002). Fruit is exported mostly to Europe, USA and Latin America. However, because of lower crop profitability, the planted area and total yield have been decreasing since 1991 to an estimated 7 700 ha for the 2003/2004 season, of which 94% are European pear and 95% are mature, bearing orchards. The main cultivar has been ‘Packham’s Triumph’, which represented 55% of the total Chilean pears exported in 2003, followed by ‘Beurre Bosc’ (11%) and other minor cultivars such as ‘Coscia’, ‘Abate Fetel’, ‘D’Anjou’ and ‘Bartlett’. The main problems facing commercial pear production in Chile are low orchard productivity, poor precocity and some quality problems that are being detected in the export market. The aim of this study was to analyse the pear production in Chile, in terms of evolution of the planted area, cultivars and technical management aspects.en_ZA
dc.format.extent4 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.citationSagredo, K. & Cooper, T. 2005.Pear production in Chile : situation and trends. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 671:437-440.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0567-7572 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/38377
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherActa Horticulturaeen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHSen_ZA
dc.rights.holderInternational Society for Horticultural Science -- ISHSen_ZA
dc.subjectPears -- Chile -- Productionen_ZA
dc.subjectPears -- Chile -- Managementen_ZA
dc.titlePear production in Chile : situation and trendsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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