Beyond 'Earlygold': Juice Color and Quality of Additional Early-Maturing Sweet Orange Selections (HS1209)

Figure 2. Fruit of selections in mid-November and under evaluation at a site in Lake Alfred. Top row, L-R: 'Barao', 'Seleta Branca', and 'Serra D'Agua'; bottom row, L-R: 'Hamlin', 'Earlygold', 'Ouro', and 'Rosa'.This publication summarizes 5 years of juice quality information about 15 early-maturing sweet orange selections introduced to Florida and evaluated after ‘Earlygold’ became available. The trees were grown at a central Florida and Indian River location for about 10 years. Also presented are observations on tree development summarized across both locations and two rootstocks. This 8-page fact sheet was written by Horticultural Sciences, and published by the UF Department of William S. Castle, January 2013.
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