Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) is a fruit species belonging to the citrus (Rutaceae) family that grows in temperate climates. Mandarin orange, yellow in color, has a fleshy and juicy structure. Tangerine can be eaten after peeling the skin, which is softer than oranges, or it can be drunk by squeezing the juice.
Mandarin (Citrus reticulata) is a fruit species belonging to the citrus (Rutaceae) family that grows in temperate climates. Mandarin orange, yellow in color, has a fleshy and juicy structure. Tangerine can be eaten after peeling the skin, which is softer than oranges, or it can be drunk by squeezing the juice.
Okitsu is 3-5 days before the tangerine. The fruit flesh is soft, the peel is medium-thick, and it is a juicy tangerine variety.
The skin of the fruit is dark orange and thin. Flesh orange, seedless. It is one of the most cold-resistant tangerine varieties. Fruit weight 120-200 grams.
It is a round tangerine type with its unique smell and aroma. Its scent can fill a room. Its aroma and taste are very good and it is a seeded breed.
In recent years, Okitsu variety belonging to Satsuma group has started to be grown in Turkey and especially in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The fruits are quite large and flat. It is seedless, peels easily and is a type of sugary mandarin. It is a resistant variety, 3-5 weeks earlier than Owari.
This tangerine variety with rough and thick fruit skin and light orange color is an ideal product for many producers and marketers. Despite the fact that the skin of the fruit is very tightly attached to the flesh and is difficult to peel, Nova is very different from many tangerines in terms of taste and aroma.
It is not surprising that W. Murcott has been called the most important variety of the last years and the next 10 years. The first production of this variety, which is highly appreciated by many exporters, in our country belongs to Almula. This variety, which seedling producers have been grafting and selling the most in the last few years, has also played a major role in the domestic market for the last two years.
This variety is grown only in Turkey, especially in the Adana-Mersin region, and is a tangerine variety intended for export to Middle Eastern countries. The fruits are round and small.
It is a Tanjelo variety that spreads the most especially in the Eastern Mediterranean region after the 1980s. Its fruits are quite large and have a pear-like appearance, with a prominent neck on the stem and few seeds. The fruit peel is dark-orange, shiny and smooth during the harvest period; its thickness is 3.62 mm.
It originates from Japan. It was determined in 1940 and the skin of the fruit is slightly rough. The flesh is dark orange. The shape of the fruit is flat and its diameter is between 7-8 cm. The peel is loosely attached to the flesh. The weight of the fruit is between 180-200 grams. amount.