Asian pearvariety

Kanta

Also known as 甘太 +1

甘太 · ナシ筑波58号

Kanta is a late Japanese pear from a 1998 Oushu × Akizuki cross. National adaptation testing ran from 2007 to 2012, followed by candidate endorsement and a protection application in 2013. It is notably sweet, with flesh softer than Niitaka. Its name combines sweet and large, with a wordplay on easy cultivation.

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Taste & texture

Sweetness
high
Acidity
low
Texture
softer than Niitaka
Flavour
high sweetness with some acidity

How to spot it

Weight
570 g
naro.go.jp ↗
Context & source
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NARO native cultivar account; observed measurement locality unspecified.
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Harvest & storage

Harvest
kind
harvest
months
10
region
JP-08
timing
basis
calendar
country code
JP
source scope
Tsukuba breeding site; earlyOctober.

region: JP-08 · Tsukuba breeding site; earlyOctober.

naro.go.jp ↗
Context & source
/details/observations/1/value/region
JP-08
/details/observations/1/value/country code
JP
/details/observations/1/value/source scope
Tsukuba breeding site; earlyOctober.

Origin & family

Where Kanta began

Recorded origin

Japan

Institution
Fruit Tree Research Institute / Fruit Tree Experiment Station (NARO predecessor institutions)

Kanta’s family

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Field notes

Original source notes
weight
570 g · NARO native cultivar account; observed measurement locality unspecified.naro.go.jp ↗
acidity
low · NARO native cultivar account; observed measurement locality unspecified.naro.go.jp ↗
sweetness
high · NARO native cultivar account; observed measurement locality unspecified.naro.go.jp ↗
variety observations
traits
taste
high sweetness with some acidity
name origin
Sweetness, large fruit and a wordplay on easy cultivation
flesh texture
softer than Niitaka
observation scope
official cultivar description not universal composition or consumer tasting
Harvest calendar · Ibaraki Prefecture
kind
harvest
months
10
region
JP-08
timing
basis
calendar
country code
JP
source scope
Tsukuba breeding site; earlyOctober.
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