World of CitrusEncore Mandarin
After the Encore budline had been maintained at Riverside for several years, detailed evaluation began around 1954. Testing focused on its unusually late season, fruit quality, tree performance, and ability to hold fruit into summer.
Maintained the budline and supported long-term field and fruit evaluation at Riverside.
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James W. Cameron and Robert K. Soost selected Encore after evaluation at Riverside as a distinctive late-ripening mandarin hybrid with rich flavour, good tree-holding ability, and relatively little rind puffing.
Selected Encore after long-term evaluation at Riverside.
Selected Encore after long-term evaluation at Riverside.
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The selected King Tangor × Willowleaf Mandarin hybrid was documented under the name Encore by 1965. The available sources do not identify which member of the Riverside breeding team devised the name.
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Encore was introduced by James W. Cameron and Robert K. Soost through the University of California citrus breeding program as a very late-ripening mandarin suitable primarily for home gardens and specialized production.
Introduced Encore through the University of California citrus breeding program.
Introduced Encore through the University of California citrus breeding program.
University of California institution responsible for the breeding program and introduction of Encore.
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Howard B. Frost crossed King Tangor as the seed parent with Willowleaf Mandarin as the pollen parent at the University of California Citrus Research Center. The surviving standard accounts do not provide the cross year or original seedling designation.
Produced the King Tangor × Willowleaf Mandarin hybrid from which Encore was selected.
Institutional breeding program in which the hybrid was produced, maintained, and evaluated.
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