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History of Citrus Breeding


Genetic origin of cultivated citrus determined: Researchers find ...

Even with a documented history of cultivation spanning more than 4000 years, the exact genetic origins of cultivated Citrus species such as ...

Context and challenges / Citrus evolution and breeding - UMR Agap

Citrus fruits are the second largest fruit industry in the world after bananas and plantains. They originate from Asia, but are grown today between the 40th ...

Citrus History Mystery Solved

The researchers determined that apomixis was responsible in part for the creation and spread of new hybrid citrus species native to Japan in a ...

Citrus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

The main origin of citrus is southeastern Asia, particularly northeast India, Myanmar and southern China from which the crop has been spread into the Middle ...

Citrus taxonomy - Wikipedia

Cultivated citrus are derived from various citrus species found in the wild. Some are only selections of the original wild types, many others are hybrids ...

The history of citrus in California

The Citrus Experiment Station, now called the Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, remains at the forefront of citrus genetics, breeding ...

Citrus History, Taxonomy, Breeding, and Fruit Quality

Citrus species, wherever they have been cultivated, quickly became the protagonists of the letters and the arts, as well as the markets and gastronomy, ...

Citrus History, Taxonomy, Breeding, and Fruit Quality - IRIS UniPA

Studies on Citrus botany, cultivation, and utilization have been pursued since the early stages of the fruit's domestication and grew following their ...

Our History | College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences

... Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside. A branch of the statewide ... History of Citrus Breeding · History of CNAS Deans · Timeline · How CNAS Research ...

Citrus History, Taxonomy, Breeding, and Fruit Quality

Their commercial importance is enormous, and their fruits, very rich in vitamin C, are not only consumed fresh but also transformed into juices, wedges, ...

Overview of World citrus fruits production trends, breeding obstacles

Citrus is an economically important fruit crop growing worldwide, with enormous health benefits. However, conventional citrus breeding has been hindered by ...

More and Better Citrus - USDA ARS

More than 70 percent of all citrus fruits grown in the United States are varieties developed by the ARS citrus breeding program. In Florida, we' ...

Citrus genetics, breeding and biotechnology | CABI Books

This multi-authored book provides a comprehensive review of citrus breeding, including relevant genetics, molecular biology and biotechnology.

Recent insights on Citrus diversity and phylogeny - OpenEdition Books

The high phenotypic and genetic variability of the citrus taxa reflects a long history of cultivation, in which many mutations and natural hybridizations ...

Citrus breeding, genetics and genomics in Japan - J-Stage

To promote citrus molecular breeding in Japan, a genetic mapping was initiated in 1987, and the experimental tools and resources necessary for citrus functional ...

Citrus Breeding 2.0 in Japan | Encyclopedia MDPI

When the breeding program started, Satsuma, sweet orange, ponkan mandarin, and pummelo were typical in Japan, but each cultivar had drawbacks. For instance, ...

New Plant Breeding Techniques in Citrus for the Improvement of ...

Citrus could take advantage of NPBTs because of its complex species biology (seedlessness, apomixis, high heterozygosity, and long juvenility phase) and ...

The Genus Citrus | ScienceDirect

Eastern and southern Asia are two of the main areas of the primitive center origin of contemporary citrus species. Then, the cultivation history and ...

Breeding of citrus (kalpesh) | PPT - SlideShare

Breeding objectives • Producing early maturing citrus fruits with high yield and fruit quality. •. • Flowering in ...

Sweet Orange: Evolution, Characterization, Varieties, and Breeding ...

The identification of true citrus species provided new information about the phylogeny, the origins, the evolution, and the spread of the most important citrus ...