Yellow Pear brachytic

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Specialized dwarf form of Yellow Pear. Regular leafed plants. (65-75 days). Plant habit is a prostrate form which generally makes a plant less than 1m in diameter. Fruits look and taste like regular Yellow Pear.

Well suited for space saving gardens, containers, ground culture, limited ability gardeners and/or hanging baskets.

The brachytic gene (br) is different in form and associated traits from other dwarfs (d) gene. Internodes are shortened resulting in low stature and compact growth habit; by the third-leaf stage, br plants are only half as tall as normal; differs from dwarf (d) in having normal-colored, nonrugose foliage, and normal instead of sessile and compact leaf segments.

Source 

Breeder. Randy Gardner, NCSU Plant Breeding program

Location 

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, Fletcher, NC

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References

1. TGRC link to brachytic info and links to other lines with this trait
2. External link comparing br seedling to normal

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History

• One of the brachytic lines developed by Dr Gardner in the 1990's at NCSU. 'Smarty F1' is one line that is brachytic and released by this program.

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Similar

Yellow Pear

Yellow Submarine

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Availability

• A fews seeds have been sent out in trade and through the Tomatomania seed collection otherwise rare and not out in the trade, USDA or SSE.

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Seed Availability

Seed Availability

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