Rosy-Lwazi, a brand-new very early red blush pear is making it's debut this season in South Africa.
The Rosy-Lwazi variety was bred locally by the Infruitec-Nietvoorbij Research Institute of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), and commercialised by Culdevco.
“It takes anything between 25 and 30 years to produce a new pear cultivar, and the Rosy-Lwazi breeding project, which started in 1995, was no exception,” Prof Bongani Ndimba, the head of Infruitec-Nietvoorbij told www.farmersweekly.co.za
This variety widens the harvest season window, as it is now the earliest South African-grown blush pear available on the international market.
“Rosy-Lwazi is a quality pear, crisp and delicious with no mealiness in the mouth,” said Culdevco GM Mishkaat Anderson.
“Our northern hemisphere market evaluations in the previous season indicate that its gorgeous red-blush colour, great quality and taste, and long shelf life will help it do exceptionally well in these markets.”