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Citrus Varieties in China

Author(s): Chinese Society of Citriculture

Publisher: China Agriculture Press
Published Date: 2008
ISBN: 9787109126053
Pages: 203
Language: Chinese and English
Type: Book
Cover: Hard Cover

Our Price: $121.00

Avail: In-Stock

Description

In the past decade, citrus industry developed quickly; a dozens of new cultivars have been released and cultivated to substitute the old ones. The diversified citrus fruit in the market could verify the achievement to variety improvement. Exploiting the local varieties and introducing good varieties from abroad further enriched or varieties in China, citrus experts in different areas of China under the organization of Chinese Society of Citriculture have taken 4 years to take photos of the cultivars with camera under the same standard to compile this book. It is the achievement of their hard work. The book includes more than 100 cultivars or varieties which is commercially cultivated or used. The book has true-to-type color and uniform pictures with brief introduction to each cultivar both in Chinese and English; it is knowledgeable as a reference book. The book consists in two parts: the general situation and the cultivated varieties in China. It introduces 168 cultivars (including strains), respectively presenting the origin and distribution, the main botanic characteristics, fruit traits and the evaluating comments. Each cultivar had a typical picture of the fruit in different views. This book in fact is the first scientific monograph that wholly introduced the citrus varieties being grown in China, as also showed the citrus breeding progress and achievement in this country. It could be used as a reference for people who work in citrus industry, and for students.

Main Contents

Part I: General Situation of Citrus Industry in China

Brief Introduction
1. The history of Citriculture in China
2. China is one of the Most Important Origin Centers
3. China is Rich in Citrus Germplasm
4. China is One of the Largest Citrus Producing Countries

Variety Structure and Distribution
1. Variety Structure
2. Distribution

Part II: Cultivated Varieties of Citrus in China

Loose-skin Mandarins
1. Tangerines
2. Mandarins
3. Hybrids

Sweet Oranges
1. Common Sweet Orange
2. Navel Oranges
3. Blood Oranges

Sour Oranges

Pummelos /Grapefruits
1. Pummelos
2. Grapefruits

Citrons
1. Citron
2. Grapefruits

Lemons/Limonias
1. Eureka Lemon
2. Meyer Lemon
3. Rough Lemon
4. Red Limonia
5. White Limonia

Trifoliate Oranges and Its Hybrids with Citrus Genus
1. Trifoliate Oranges
2. Citrange
3. Citrumelo

Kumquats
1. Jindou
2. Luofu
3. Luowen
4. Jiandan

Appendix 1
Appendix 2
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