World of CitrusUS-1283 Citrandarin
US-1283 originated from a 1995 controlled cross of Ninkat mandarin and Gotha Road #6 trifoliate orange, made by Kim D. Bowman at the A.H. Whitmore Foundation Farm in Florida. During field testing, the selection was designated BS95-V6-14.
Made the 1995 Ninkat mandarin × Gotha Road #6 trifoliate orange cross that produced US-1283 Citrandarin.
USDA-ARS released US-1283 in September 2014 for commercial use in areas threatened by HLB. Kim D. Bowman planned and conducted selection, evaluation, and field testing with industry partners; Greg McCollum collaborated in evaluating fruit quality from field trials. The release reports Hamlin sweet-orange scion trials at Florida flatwoods and ridge sites, with results qualified by site. These are grafted scion results, not fruit measurements of US-1283 itself.
Released US-1283 Citrandarin for commercial use in September 2014.
Planned and conducted selection, evaluation, and field testing of US-1283 Citrandarin before its release.
Collaborated in evaluation of fruit quality during field testing of US-1283 Citrandarin.
A narrator documented receiving a Citrus Clonal Protection Program shipment that included US-1283 budwood. They displayed the shipment paperwork, counted the material, and stated an intention to graft it onto existing rootstock and trial rows. The source does not establish the receipt date or report a completed graft, rootstock pairing, plant performance, or fruit traits.
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