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A ripe Murcott fruit. The Murcott (marketed as Honey Tangerine) is a tangor, or mandarin – sweet orange hybrid. [1][2][3] The Murcott arose out of citrus pioneer Walter Tennyson Swingle 's attempts to produce novel citrus hybrids. Its seed parent has been identified as the King tangelo; the pollen parent remains to be identified. [4]
Mandarin oranges growing on a tree in Crete. Citrus reticulata is a moderate-sized tree some 7.6 metres (25 ft) in height. [1] [7] The tree trunk and major branches have thorns. [1] The leaves are shiny, green, and rather small. [1] The petioles are short, almost wingless or slightly winged. [1]
Tangor. The tangor (C. reticulata × C. sinensis) is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). [1] The name "tangor" is a formation from the "tang" of tangerine and the "or" of "orange." Also called the temple orange, its thick rind is easy to peel and its bright orange pulp is sour ...
The trifoliate orange is recognizable by the large 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) thorns on the shoots, and its deciduous leaves with three (or rarely, five) leaflets, typically with the middle leaflet 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long, and the two side leaflets 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) long.
Citrus canker is a disease affecting Citrus species caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas (X.axonopodis; X. campestris). Infection causes lesions on the leaves, stems, and fruit of citrus trees, including lime, oranges, and grapefruit. While not harmful to humans, canker significantly affects the vitality of citrus trees, causing leaves and fruit ...
Clementine. A clementine (Citrus × clementina) is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis), [1][2][3] named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria. [4] The exterior is a deep orange colour with ...
Citrus greening was first found in 2005 in the US and has cut the Orange tree production in half [2][3] Citrus greening disease or yellow dragon disease[4] (calque of Chinese: 黃龍病; pinyin: huánglóngbìng abbr. HLB) [5] is a disease of citrus caused by a vector -transmitted pathogen. The causative agents are motile bacteria, Liberibacter ...
The tangelo (/ ˈ t æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / TAN-jə-loh, / t æ n ˈ dʒ ɛ l oʊ / tan-JEL-oh; C. reticulata × C. maxima or × C. paradisi), Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety, such as mandarin orange or tangerine, and a Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit.