Table 2 List of pear cultivars and breeding lines analyzed in the present study

Akemizu

Modern

1997

1

2

Heiwa

Old

3

2

Akiakari

Modern

2003*

2

3

Inagi

Old

3

3

Akibae

Modern

1997

4

2

Kikusui

Old

3

2

Akizuki

Modern

2001*

3

3

Kimitsuka Wase

Old

1

2

Chikusui

Modern

1989*

1

2

Kogetsu

Old

3

-

Choju

Modern

1973

3

2

Kunitomi

Old

3

1

Hakko

Modern

1972*

2

3

Niitaka

Old

4

3

Hayatama

Modern

1968*

1

-

Sagami

Old

2

2

Hiratsuka-10

Modern

3

3

Seigyoku

Old

3

2

Hokushin

Modern

1997

3

2

Shinkou

Old

1941

4

2

Hosui

Modern

1972*

3

3

Shinseiki

Old

2

3

Hougetsu

Modern

1994*

4

3

Touno

Old

2

1

Kisui

Modern

1990

1

2

Yachiyo

Old

4

3

Kosui

Modern

1959*

2

2

Yanaga

Old

4

3

Kumoi

Modern

1955*

2

2

Amanogawa

Indigenous

4

3

Nangetsu

Modern

1997

3

3

Chojuro

Indigenous

3

2

Natsuhikari

Modern

1995

2

2

Doitsu

Indigenous

3

2

Natsushizuku

Modern

2005*

1

2

Ichihara Wase

Indigenous

2

2

Nikkori

Modern

1996

4

3

Imamuraaki

Indigenous

4

3

Oushuu

Modern

2003*

4

3

Ishii Wase

Indigenous

2

2

Shinsei

Modern

1984*

3

2

Kinchaku^§

Indigenous

3

2

Shinsetsu

Modern

1949

4

3

Laiyangcili

Indigenous

4

3

Shinsui

Modern

1965*

2

2

Meigetsu

Indigenous

4

3

Shuugyoku

Modern

1988*

3

3

Mishirazu

Indigenous

3

3

Shuurei

Modern

2003*

3

3

Nijisseiki

Indigenous

3

2

Suisei

Modern

1955*

2

2

Okusankichi

Indigenous

4

3

Tama

Modern

1971

2

2

Seiryuu

Indigenous

4

3

Tsukuba43^§

Modern

1

2

Shinchuu

Indigenous

2

1

Tsukuba52

Modern

3

2

Taihaku

Indigenous

3

2

Tsukuba53

Modern

3

2

Wase Kouzou

Indigenous

3

2

Tsukuba54^§

Modern

1

2

Waseaka

Indigenous

4

2

Tsukuba55^§

Modern

2

3

Yali

Indigenous

4

2

Tsukuba56^§

Modern

3

3

42-6

Breeding line

2

2

Tsukuba57^§

Modern

3

3

92-7

Breeding line

3

2

Tsukuba58^§

Modern

4

3

162-29

Breeding line

3

3

Wakahikari

Modern

1992

1

2

266-27

Breeding line

3

2

Yasato

Modern

1990*

1

2

373-55^§

Breeding line

1

2

Asahi

Old

3

2

48-96

Breeding line

3

2

Atago

Old

4

3

C2

Breeding line

3

3

Gion

Old

3

3

I-33

Breeding line

3

2

Hatsuaki

Old

3

2

O-9

Breeding line

1

2

Hattatsu

Old

3

2

Ri-14

Breeding line

2

2