Recorded contributions to citrus breeding, introduction, and history.
Okitsu Branch, Fruit Tree Research Station
4 credits across 2 varieties · Okitsu Branch, Fruit Tree Research Station
Breeding program responsible for the 1949 Miyagawa-wase × Trovita cross that produced Kiyomi.
At Okitsu, Miyagawa-wase was pollinated with Trovita orange pollen in 1949 to breed a tangor.
Okitsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Sources: [10]
Distributed Okitsu Wase for trial in 1953.
Okitsu Wase was distributed for trial in Japan in 1953 after evaluation at the Horticultural Research Station, Okitsu.
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Selected and advanced the hybrid as Citrus Okitsu No. 21.
The promising hybrid was designated Citrus Okitsu No. 21 in 1974 and entered adaptability and characteristic trials.
Breeding institution responsible for Kiyomi and its registration as Tangor Norin No. 1.
The selection was named Kiyomi and registered as Tangor Norin No. 1 on June 29, 1979.
Sources: [10][11]
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