Pera Rocha ()
is a
native
Native may refer to:
People
* '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood
* '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Nat ...
Portuguese variety of
pear
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the Family (biology), family Rosaceae, bearing the Pome, po ...
. The earliest account of the Rocha variety dates from 1836, in the
Sintra
Sintra (, ), officially the Town of Sintra (), is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, in an area of . Sintra is one of the ...
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 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.
Pêra Rocha do Oeste
in th
database of the European Union. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
It is the most renowned, being a product with specific characteristics:
* 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.
See also
* Agriculture in Portugal
Agriculture in Portugal is based on small to medium-sized family-owned dispersed units; however, the sector also includes larger-scale intensive farming export-oriented agrobusinesses backed by companies (like Grupo RAR's Vitacress, Sovena, La ...
* List of Portugal Fresh fruits with protected status
References
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Agriculture in Portugal
Pears
Portuguese products with protected designation of origin