Murcott (fruit)
| Murcott | |
|---|---|
 Citrus x nobilis 'W. Murcott', in the Linnean House of the Missouri Botanical Garden | |
| Hybrid parentage | Parents unknown; likely a tangor[1] |
| Cultivar | Murcott |
| Marketing names | 'Honey tangerine' |
| Origin | Florida |
The Murcott (marketed as: Honey Tangerine) is a tangor, or mandarin–sweet orange hybrid.[1][2][3]
The murcott probably originated around 1916 in a US Department of Agriculture planting. The variety is named for Charles Murcott Smith, who grew them in Bayview (Pinellas County, Florida) from 1922.[1]
The trees grow upright, but often have branches bent or broken by heavy fruiting at the ends.[1]
It is widely grown in Florida, where it matures in January to March. Citrus scab and alternaria fungus disease attack Murcotts.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ch078
- ^ Velasco, Riccardo; Licciardello, Concetta (2014-01-01). "A genealogy of the citrus family". Nature Biotechnology. 32 (7): 640–642. doi:10.1038/nbt.2954.
- ^ Wu, G. Albert; Prochnik, Simon; Jenkins, Jerry; Salse, Jerome; Hellsten, Uffe; Murat, Florent; Perrier, Xavier; Ruiz, Manuel; Scalabrin, Simone (2014-07-01). "Sequencing of diverse mandarin, pummelo and orange genomes reveals complex history of admixture during citrus domestication". Nature Biotechnology. 32 (7): 656–662. doi:10.1038/nbt.2906. ISSN 1087-0156. PMC 4113729. PMID 24908277.
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