Shonan Gold facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shonan Gold (湘南ゴールド) |
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Hybrid parentage | Citrus flaviculpus hort. ex Tanaka (Ōgonkan) × Citrus unshiu (Swingle) Marcow. cv. Imamura unshiu |
Cultivar | Shōnan Gold |
Origin | Kanagawa Agricultural Technology Center (神奈川県農業技術センター), Japan |
Shonan Gold (湘南ゴールド) is a variety of Japanese citrus. Its name comes from its "golden" or bright yellow color. The color is inherited from its mother tree, a variety called Ōgonkan or "Golden Orange," which is also bright yellow but smaller. It was hybridized with a variety of Satsuma mandarin orange to obtain an improved variety which was larger (about 77 grams or 2. 7 ounces on average) and easier to peel. The variety was developed at the agricultural experiment station run by Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
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