Stability and Natural Losses During Storage of Pears Grown in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

The article studies the storage stability of fruits of local and imported pear varieties and forms cultivated in the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic under normal room conditions and the amount of natural loss during storage in %. It became clear from the conducted studies that pear varieties and forms cultivated in the territory of the autonomous republic are superior to pear varieties and forms cultivated in other regions due to their long storage time and low natural loss during storage. The studied pear varieties were grouped according to their ripening periods as summer, autumn and winter. The most durable varieties during storage of summer varieties were the Golden variety (32 days) and the Summer pear variety (11.25%), which had low natural loss during storage. The least durable varieties during storage of autumn varieties were the Dirnisi variety (99 days) and the most durable varieties were the Ardonpon variety (130 days). At this time, the natural loss during storage was the least in the Latani 11.0% variety, and the most in the Zohra pear 17.12%. Of the winter pear varieties, the Nasirin pear variety, which was stored the most, was 223 days, and the natural loss during storage was the least in the Melecha variety, and the most in the Khoyi variety, 62.00%. During the research, it was determined that the storage of the mentioned varieties was longer than that of standard varieties, and the natural loss during storage was less than that of standard varieties.