Citrus reticulata Blanco

CRC 3260
PI 254779

Source

Received as seed from Govt. Fruit Exp. Sta., Shillong, India, 1959.

Parentage/origins

Parents unknown.

Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange

Season of ripeness at Riverside

Unknown at this time.

Notes and observations

Polyembryonic.

EMN, 3/1987: Medium-large mandarin even with mod. heavy crop on trees. About 1/3 of crop on ground now. Medium-orange rind color, peels & sections very well, flavor only fair, overripe now.

EMN, 11/23/1988: Color break just starting. Fruit is sweet but flavor is poor, and too much rag.

Availability

Not commercially available in California.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Soh Niamtra mandarin