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Valentine pummelo hybrid

Citrus maxima hybrid

CRC 4182
VI 597


Source

Received as clean budwood from the CCPP, 2006.


Parentage/origins

In the 1970s, Drs. Robert Soost and James Cameron, citrus breeders at the University of California at Riverside, made selections of hybrid blood grapefruit-like citrus. These selections were part of crosses originally made in the 1950s that also resulted in the Oroblanco and Melogold (released in 1980 and 1986, respectively). One of the most promising pigmented selections, pummelo hybrid 6C-28-18, resulted from a cross of ‘Siamese Sweet’ pummelo x ( ‘Ruby’ blood orange x 'Dancy' mandarin). A virus-free budwood source was established at Lindcove Research and Extension Center, Exeter, California, in 1997 as VI 597.


Rootstocks of accession

Carrizo citrange, C-35 citrange, Rich 16-6 trifoliate


Season of ripeness at Riverside

January to March


Notes and observations

TS and DK: Valentine fruit was formally evaluated by the Citrus Variety Collection from January to March of years 2006, 2007, and 2008. Valentine fruit are round to somewhat pyriform in shape, usually with a slight to pronounced neck at the fruit base (stem end), but in some cases the neck is absent, resulting in a more typical spheroid grapefruit-like shape. The fruit apex (blossom end) is rounded and smooth. Rind color is medium to dark yellow for fruit harvested in Riverside in mid-February, with similar values for fruit harvested from the Lindcove Research and Extension Center in Exeter. Valentine does have seeds, averaging somewhere in the 20's per fruit. The rind is moderately easy to peel when fruits are mature. ‘Valentine’ combines large size and low acidity from its pummelo parent, complex, floral taste from ‘Dancy,’ and juicy red pulp from ‘Ruby.’

It received its name from former Staff Research Associate for the Citrus Variety Collection Ottillia ‘Toots’ Bier, who nicknamed it ‘Valentine’ not only because the fruit matures in mid-February near the Valentine’s Day holiday, but also because when the fruit is cut length-wise and turned upside down, the flesh of the fruit resembles a vibrant red heart. It is unique in being a grapefruit-like fruit with anthocyanin pigmentation, which is a potential marketing advantage at a time when many antioxidant-rich fruits, such as pomegranate, blueberry and blackberry, have seen sales burgeon because of their perceived health benefits. The ‘Valentine’ fruit is attractive, juicy, sweet and distinctive.  

‘Valentine’ doesn’t quite fit the mold for characteristic determinants for maturity, mainly the solids:acid ratio. At both Riverside and Lindcove, ‘Valentine’ would reach legal maturity in late December to early January, a time when the internal pigmentation is minimal. ‘Valentine’ reaches complete pigmentation in February when the solids:acid ratio is an average of 16:1. A ratio of this level produces an extremely sweet and delicious fruit.


Availability

Commercially available through the Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Click here to order budwood.

USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network page for Valentine pummelo hybrid


Bibilography

"Descriptions of new varieties recently distributed from the Citrus Clonal Protection Program", Siebert, T., Krueger, R., Kahn, T., Bash, J., Vidalakis, G., Citrograph, March/April 2010, pgs 20-26.


CVC Fruit quality data for Valentine pummelo hybrid

(Old format)

CULTIVAR SAMPLE LOCATION DATE  NUMBER OF FRUIT PER SAMPLE TOTAL LENGTH PER SAMPLE (cm) TOTAL WIDTH PER SAMPLE (cm) LENGTH /WIDTH RATIO TOTAL WT PER SAMPLE (grams) MEAN WEIGHT PER FRUIT (grams) EXTERNAL COLOR BASED ON COLOR CHART TEXTURE BASED ON CHART TOTAL RIND THICKNESS PER SAMPLE (mm) TOTAL SEEDS PER SAMPLE INTERIOR COLOR DESCRIPTION TOTAL JUICE WT. PER SAMPLE (grams) % JUICE TSS (TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS) % ACID (BASED ON CITRIC ACID) RATIO (TSS / % ACID) 
Valentine Riverside 1/23/2006 10 120.1 110.5 1.086878 6379 637.9 9 4 95 187 MED. PIGMENTATION 2776.6 43.5272 10.9 0.75 14.56
Valentine Riverside 1/23/2006 10 102.2 102.1 1.000979 4848.5 484.85 9 4 79 349 MED. PIGMENTATION 2298.3 47.40229 11.6 0.79 14.67
Valentine Riverside 1/23/2006 10 102.3 94.8 1.079114 3956.5 395.65 9 2 81 312 MED. PIGMENTATION 1856.3 46.91773 12.9 0.74 17.42
Valentine Riverside 1/23/2006 10 101.2 97.4 1.039014 4053.3 405.33 9 2 82 331 MED. PIGMENTATION 1920.4 47.37868 11.9 0.79 15.02
Valentine Lindcove 1/25/2006 10 112.7 109.3 1.03 5216.9 521.69 7 3 117 128 MED. PIGMENTATION 1851.9 35.49809 8.9 0.57 15.65
Valentine Lindcove 2/16/2006 10 116.6 113.6 1.03 5702.9 570.29 9 3 97 138 YELLOW/ RED BLUSH 2113.1 37.05308 8.8 0.58 15.24
Valentine Riverside 3/6/2006 10 114.8 102.3 1.12219 4904.6 490.46 8 3 105 271 DARK PINK 2056.2 41.92391 11.9 0.77 15.43
Valentine Riverside 3/6/2006 10 115.8 104.5 1.108134 5041.2 504.12 8 2.5 96 336 DARK PINK 2194.4 43.52932 12.6 0.66 19.13
Valentine Riverside 3/6/2006 10 106.1 104.1 1.019212 5079.1 507.91 8 4 85 286 DARK PINK 2341.1 46.09281 12.3 0.77 15.94
Valentine Riverside 3/6/2006 10 122.1 124.3 0.982301 7544.4 754.44 8 4 90 292 DARK PINK 3257.4 43.1764 10.4 0.61 17.09
Valentine Lindcove 3/9/2006 10 105.2 108.9 0.966 4710.3 471.03 10 2 115 26 RED/ YELLOW  1664.4 35.33533 8.3 0.55 15.08
Valentine Riverside 1/16/2007 10 90.1 96 0.938542 3626.4 362.64 7 3 62 396 PALE YELLOW 1139.5 31.42235 15.4 1.59 9.7
Valentine Riverside 1/16/2007 10 85.8 89.4 0.959732 3059.7 305.97 7 3 50 510 YELLOW 1201.2 39.25875 15.8 1.38 11.43
Valentine Riverside 1/16/2007 10 99.4 101.5 0.97931 4548.9 454.89 8.5 3.5 74 229 RED 1682.4 36.98477 11.5 1.15 10
Valentine Riverside 1/16/2007 10 93.6 97.4 0.960986 3891 389.1 10 2 76 372 RED 1324.3 34.03495 13.7 0.95 14.36
Valentine Lindcove 1/23/2007 10 118.1 121 0.976033 6327.9 632.8 6 3.5 117 198 RED 1768.7 27.95082 8.6 0.64 13.52
Valentine Riverside 2/12/2007 10 90.2 90.4 0.997788 3322.4 332.24 10 2.5 73 454 ORANGE RED 1187.3 35.73621 16.4 1.02 16.09
Valentine Riverside 2/12/2007 10 93.9 99 0.948485 3700 370 7 3.5 90 100 RED 1205.1 32.57027 9.7 0.68 14.23
Valentine Riverside 3/5/2007 10 83.2 82.5 1.008485 2635.7 263.57 10 2 54 414 RED 970.9 36.83651 17.3 1.13 15.37
Valentine Riverside 3/5/2007 10 107.5 102.2 1.051859 4717.7 471.77 10 3.5 75 158 RED 1810.7 38.38099 12.6 0.77 16.2
Valentine Riverside 3/5/2007 10 90.8 92 0.986957 3385.4 338.54 10 2.5 83 192 RED 1220.6 36.05482 13.4 0.81 16.67
Valentine Lindcove 1/7/2008 10 131.1 141.2 0.92847 8576.5 857.7 6.5 3.5 136 186 DARK-MEDIUM RED 2498.2 29.12843 8.6 0.48 18.02
Valentine Riverside 1/7/2008 10 97.5 94.3 1.033934 3670.7 367.07 7 2.5 77 242 ORANGE RED 1462.4 39.83981 10.6 0.64 16.51
Valentine Riverside 1/7/2008 10 97.1 95.6 1.01569 3797 379.7 6 2.5 71 350 ORANGE RED 1674.2 44.0927 9.6 0.62 15.52
Valentine Riverside 1/7/2008 10 107.5 109.5 0.981735 5682.5 568.25 8 3 71 161 ORANGE RED 2553 44.92741 10.7 0.55 19.35
Valentine Riverside 1/7/2008 10 106.5 103.5 1.028986 5000.8 500.08 6 3 57 305 ORANGE RED 2160.5 43.20309 10.7 0.49 21.88
Valentine Lindcove 2/4/2008 10 130.4 137.8 0.946299 7819.2 782 8 3 130 238 DARK-MEDIUM RED 2380.8 30.44813 8.8 0.54 16.44
Valentine Riverside 2/4/2008 10 127 120.7 1.052196 7862.9 786.29 10 3 71 265 MEDIUM RED 3241.5 41.22525 10.5 0.73 14.45
Valentine Riverside 2/4/2008 10 130.1 121.4 1.071664 7818.4 781.84 10 3 79 366 DARK-MEDIUM RED 3109.4 39.77029 10.8 0.62 17.29
Valentine Riverside 2/4/2008 10 105.4 100.3 1.050847 4406.5 440.65 10 2.5 80 305 DARK RED 1882.4 42.71871 10.9 0.9 12.12
Valentine Riverside 2/4/2008 10 109.5 102.5 1.068293 4670.4 467.04 10 2.5 79 354 DARK RED 1909.9 40.89371 8.7 0.6 14.53
Valentine Riverside 2/25/2008 10 113.7 103.8 1.095376 5066.7 506.67 10 3 89 361 DARK RED 2209 43.5984 11.1 0.7 15.84
Valentine Riverside 2/25/2008 10 102.4 98.9 1.035389 4121.4 412.14 10 2 78 302 DARK RED 1790.3 43.43912 10.2 0.7 14.45
Valentine Riverside 2/25/2008 8 125.4 121.2 1.034653 7553.9 944.2375 10 2 62 286 DARK RED 2409 31.89081 11 0.59 18.69
Valentine Riverside 2/25/2008 5 67.9 64.1 1.059282 4334.8 866.96 10 3 72 130 YELLOW/ RED FLECKS 1639.9 37.83104 11.3 0.53 21.3
Valentine Lindcove 2/29/2008 10 139.2 129.3 1.076566 7949.5 794.95 8 4 143 186 DARK RED 1632.1 20.53085 8.6 0.46 18.56
Valentine Lindcove 1/5/2009 10 113.5 119.8 0.947412 6559.9 655.99 7 3 94 137 RED-YELLOW 2412.1 36.77038 10.6 0.499 21.224
Valentine Riverside 1/5/2009 10 102.9 102.3 1.005865 4871.9 487.19 6.6 1.5 64 295 ORANGE PINK 1979.1 40.62275 12.4 0.73 17.045
Valentine Riverside 1/5/2009 10 100.4 97.4 1.030801 4295.2 429.52 6.9 1 65 224 ORANGE PINK 1949.6 45.3902 12.7 0.665 19.175
Valentine Riverside 1/5/2009 10 99 105.8 0.935728 5688.9 568.89 5.7 1.5 65 302 ORANGE PINK 2135.2 37.53274 12 0.817 14.628
Valentine Riverside 1/5/2009 10 122.1 109.4 1.116088 6091.9 609.19 5.4 1.5 70 252 YELLOW/ RED FLECKS 2583.2 42.40385 11.7 0.656 17.84
Valentine Riverside 1/30/2009 10 130.7 117.2 1.115188 6963.6 696.36 6.8 3.5 73 316 RED YELLOW 3193.7 45.86277 10.4 0.48 21.63
Valentine Riverside 1/30/2009 10 103.2 99.3 1.039275 4462.6 446.26 7 3 70 208 RED YELLOW 2043.5 45.79169 11.7 0.64 18.18
Valentine Riverside 1/30/2009 10 96.8 93.7 1.033084 3630.6 363.06 7 2.5 74 216 RED YELLOW 1634 45.00634 11.5 0.5 22.58
Valentine Lindcove 2/16/2009 10 119.3 112.7 1.058563 6017.7 601.77 10 3 115 179 YELLOW/ RED FLECKS 1931.6 32.09864 11.3 0.571 19.711
Valentine Lindcove 2/27/2009 10 122.2 116.1 1.052541 6179.1 617.91 6.7 2.5 108 172 RED/YELLOW 1912.5 30.95111 11 0.45 24.324
Valentine Riverside 2/27/2009 10 103.3 99.5 1.038191 4305 430.5 6.8 2 69 184 RED 1858.2 43.16376 11.7 0.628 18.619
Valentine Riverside 2/27/2009 10 104.8 99.7 1.051153 4572.9 457.29 7.9 2 75 227 RED 2077.2 45.42413 12.3 0.724 16.923
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Photo by Toni Siebert, CVC. Rich 16-6, 10 year old trees
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Photo by Toni Siebert, CVC. Carrizo, 10 year old trees
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