Citrange
The citrange (a portmanteau of citrus and orange) is a citrus hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange. The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold hardy citrus tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter. Citrange is used as a rootstock for citrus in Morocco, but does not prevent dry root rot or exocortis disease.
| Citrange | |
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| Citrange cultivar 'Willett' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Citrus |
| Species: | C. × insitorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Citrus × insitorum | |
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The citrange (a portmanteau of citrus and orange) is a citrus hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange.
The purpose of this cross was to attempt to create a cold hardy citrus tree (which is the nature of a trifoliate), with delicious fruit like those of the sweet orange. However, citranges are generally bitter.
Citrange is used as a rootstock for citrus in Morocco, but does not prevent dry root rot or exocortis disease.[2]
Cultivars
[edit]There are several named citrange cultivars,[3] including the 'Carrizo' citrange[4] and the 'Troyer' citrange.[5] Both resulted from a hybrid between the trifoliate orange and the Washington navel orange. There is also a cultivar called 'Rusk' which resulted from a cross between a Ruby orange and a trifoliate orange.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos.org, retrieved 20 November 2016
- ^ Ediciones de Horticultura, S.L. "Current Situatuon of citriculture in Marocco". HORTICOM NEWS. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Trifoliate hybrids", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
- ^ "Carrizo citrange trifoliate hybid", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
- ^ "Troyer citrange", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
- ^ The Citrus Industry Book, Volume I Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rusk citrange (CRC 1441)", University of California at Riverside, Citrus Variety Collection, retrieved 20 November 2016
External links
[edit]- Citrange photos
- Lemon on Troyer Citrange Root; bud-union and rootstock disorder of Troyer citrange with Eureka lemon tops under study in effort to identify cause
- The Citrange Story
- Citrange fruit extracts alleviate obesity-associated metabolic disorder in high-fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mouse.
- Population of Endogenous Pararetrovirus Genomes in Carrizo Citrange
