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World of CitrusWorld of CitrusEncore Mandarin
University of California, Riverside — Citrus Variety Collection
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/crc3569 (opens in a new tab)
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University of California, Riverside — Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/crc4204 (opens in a new tab)
For its comparison with Encore, the CRC 4204 entry attributes seed counts to Roose and Williams (2008-06-18): 22–32 seeds per fruit for Encore, compared with 1.7–3.5 for EncoreLS. No sample or counting-method details are given.
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James W. Cameron; Robert K. Soost; Howard B. Frost · California Agriculture · February 1966
California Agriculture, February 1966, pp. 12–13. The article describes Encore at Riverside; its maturity dates and fruit/tree observations are historical Riverside observations, not current UCR evaluation dates. Pixie descriptions are a separate cultivar and are not attributed to Encore.
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TheKiwiGrower · YouTube · 2021-08-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_pQ4Ux5t3U (opens in a new tab)
Summary from transcript: At 4:58–5:54, TheKiwiGrower identifies a still-green Encore mandarin as not yet ripe and describes its seasonal timing in their New Zealand context. The presenter says the fruit has some seeds and an orangey flavor; they report difficult peeling while underripe and easy peeling in warmer months, and expect fruit to become sweeter as summer approaches. This is a single explicitly underripe fruit, with no seed count, harvest date, rootstock, or measured maturity criterion.
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