World of CitrusNova Mandarin
UCR reproduces Hodgson's account that Nova was one of four siblings from a Clementine mandarin–Orlando tangelo cross made by Gardner and Bellows at USDA Orlando in 1942. The account does not specify cross direction or identify the Clementine accession.
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UCR reproduces Hodgson's account that Nova was described and released in 1964, citing Reece, Hearn, and Gardner (1964). This is a source-reported release year; the record does not provide a more exact date.
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The UCR Citrus Variety Collection records receipt of Nova budwood from Dr. Joe Furr, USDCS, Indio, California, in 1968. This is a collection receipt, not a claim about the cultivar’s original introduction.
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