World of CitrusClement Tangelo
Walter T. Swingle produced Clement Tangelo through the United States Department of Agriculture by crossing Duncan grapefruit with Clementine mandarin.
Created Clement Tangelo by crossing Duncan grapefruit with Clementine mandarin in Florida in 1914.
Conducted the citrus breeding program in which Clement Tangelo was created.
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Clement Tangelo was introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1931. The hybrid did not subsequently attain significant commercial importance.
USDA Circular 181 documents Clement tangelo among the hybrids selected for propagation and names the cultivar. It supports USDA documentation of the variety, but does not establish a formal agency introduction or release.
Budwood of Clement Tangelo was received from the United States Department of Agriculture station at Sacaton, Arizona, and accessioned into the University of California citrus collection as CRC 2603.
The UCR CRC 2603 profile records the USDA station at Sacaton as the source of budwood received by the University of California citrus collection in 1936. This credit describes that documented budwood source, not an introduction of the cultivar.
The UCR CRC 2603 profile records receipt of Clement budwood from the USDA station at Sacaton in 1936.
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