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Pêra Rocha

Variety of pear

Summary

Variety of pear

Field	Value
name	Rocha Pear
image	Rocha Pear.jpg
image_caption	Portuguese grown Rocha Pear
species	Pyrus communis
genus	Pyrus
cultivar	Rocha
origin	Portugal Sintra, 1836

Pera Rocha () is a native Portuguese variety of pear. The earliest account of the Rocha variety dates from 1836, in the Sintra municipality. This variety was casually obtained from a seed, on Pedro António Rocha's farm. The variety derives its name from his family name. The 'Rocha' pear is produced in several places in Portugal. The production area is over 100 km2 and there are about 9,450 producers.

''Pera Rocha do Oeste'' DOP

Rocha Pear produced in the Oeste region of Portugal has a PDO status since 2003. Its specific characteristics are the following:

Size: medium 55 mm to 75 mm
Format: oval, piriform
Skin: fine and smooth
Colour: yellow and green
Russeting: typical around peduncle
Pulp Colour: white
Pulp: hard and firm, crunchy, juicy and sweet
'Rocha' pear is very sensitive to pear scab (Venturia pyrina) and also to Stemphylium vesicarium.

Over 13,520,000 kg of Oeste’s Rocha Pear was exported in 2004 to countries like Britain, Brazil, France, Ireland, Russia, Poland, the Netherlands, Canada, and Spain.

References

"History". ferreiradasilva.pt.
"The Rocha Pear, a taste of Portugal". 1883magazine.com.
(2005-04-30). "Rocha', the Pear from Portugal". Acta Hort. (ISHS) 671.
[http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=535&locale=en Pêra Rocha do Oeste] in the [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/schemes/index_en.htm DOOR] database of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.

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