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Viral diseases; Citrus mosaic Satsuma dwarf-related virus: Bud union crease Virus for some combinations, otherwise genetic or unknown Citrus leaf rugose genus Ilarvirus, Citrus leaf rugose virus (CLRV) Citrus yellow mosaic genus Badnavirus: Crinkly leaf Crinkly leaf virus (strain of Citrus variegation virus) Infectious variegation
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.
The Ponkan (Citrus reticulata), a mandarin–pomelo hybrid [4] [9] The Dancy tangerine ( Citrus tangerina ) is a hybrid, the cross of a Ponkan with another unidentified hybrid mandarin. [ 2 ] Until the 1970s, most tangerines grown and eaten in the US were Dancys, and it was known as "Christmas tangerine" [ 13 ] and zipper-skin tangerine [ 14 ]
Tangor Ortanique Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Citrus Species: C. reticulata × sinensis Binomial name Citrus reticulata × sinensis The tangor (C. reticulata × C. sinensis) is a citrus fruit hybrid of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus ...
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia. Indigenous people in these areas have used and ...
Citrus greening was first found in 2005 in the US and has cut the orange tree production in half [2] [3] Citrus greening disease [4] (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 spp.
The Nanfengmiju (Citrus reticulata 'Nanfengmiju' [1]) is a rare non-hybrid citrus. [2] A small, sweet fruit, it is one of the most widely cultivated varieties of mandarin orange in China. [3] It is thought to be a descendant of the Tang and Song dynasty ruju, and related to the Japanese kishu, which is now also grown and sold in North America. [3]
It has a lower alternate-bearing degree than the 'Benibae' and 'Encore' cultivars. It has a higher resistance to citrus scab caused by Elsinoë fawcettii than the satsuma mandarin, but has a low resistance to citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas citri, similar to a navel orange. Stem pitting due to citrus tristeza virus is minor.