Produção e qualidade pós-colheita de cultivares de pereira nas condições subtropicais da região leste paulista.

This research aimed to evaluate the production and postharvest quality of pear tree cultivars in subtropical conditions at eastern of São Paulo state. For such, an assay of competition among cultivars was implanted in the Jundiaí city-SP, with five cultivars ('Centenária', 'Triunfo', 'Primorosa', 'Seleta' and 'Tenra'). The experiment was implanted in 2007, the spacing was of 3.0mx4.0m, and the plants were grafting in Pyrus calleryana. The evaluations had been carried through in three vegetative cycle (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12), the phenological stage, productive aspects and fruit postharvest quality were evaluated. The pear 'Tenra' presented highest production, with 6kg of fruits per plant. The cultivars produced fruits with typical coloring firmness and acceptable, but slightly sweet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]