Clones of the ‘Ankara’ pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivar, which is a winter-type of European pear, were investigated in terms of morphological and chemical characteristics, and sensory analyses, in the Ankara (Turkey) region in 2001, 2002, and 2003. | Turk J Agric For 30 (2006) 355-363 © TÜB‹TAK Clonal Selection of a Winter-Type European Pear Cultivar ‘Ankara’ (Pyrus communis L.) Hatice DUMANO⁄LU1,*, Nurdan TUNA GÜNEfi1, Veli ERDO⁄AN1, Ahmet AYGÜN2, Bekir fiAN3 1 Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 06110 Ankara - TURKEY 2 Ordu University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 52100 Ordu - TURKEY 3 Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Isparta - TURKEY Received: Abstract: Clones of the ‘Ankara’ pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivar, which is a winter-type of European pear, were investigated in terms of morphological and chemical characteristics, and sensory analyses, in the Ankara (Turkey) region in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Fruit weight, length, and diameter; core diameter; skin and flesh color; flesh firmness; soluble solids content; titrable acidity; pH; grittiness; melting degree in the mouth (buttery flesh); flavor; texture; and appearance were determined in 40, 17, and 26 clones in 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively. Two clones #5 and #6, were selected as superior clones of ‘Ankara’ pear in 16 clones, which were not alternate bearing during 3 years. The average fruit weight, fruit length, and diameter of clone #5 were ± g, ± mm, and ± mm, respectively. The same measurements of clone #6 were ± g, ± mm, and ± mm, respectively. Grittiness was low, and texture and appearance were fine in these clones over the course of 3 years. Key Words: Pear, Pyrus communis L., ‘Ankara’ pear, clonal selection K›fll›k Tip Avrupa Armut Çeflidi Ankara (Pyrus communis L.)’n›n Klonal Seleksiyonu Özet: Avrupa armutlar›n›n k›fll›k bir tipi olan Ankara armut çeflidinin klonlar›, morfolojik ve kimyasal özellikler ve duyusal analizler esas al›narak, 2001, 2002 ve 2003’de Ankara civar›nda araflt›r›lm›flt›r. Meyve a¤›rl›¤›, uzunlu¤u ve çap›, çekirdek evi çap›, kabuk ve meyve eti rengi, .
