Improvement of Satsuma Mandarin (Wase Group) Using the Appearance of Clones with Desirable Characteristics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1998.52.3.144Abstract
An evaluative comparison of the Wase Satsuma group with four subgroups of what are possibly mutant clones of the Wase group was carried out. All the clones were grafted onto Citrus aurantiumL. rootstock. For the comparative study of the clones, characteristics such as vigour, yield, fruit quality and other morphological characteristics were evaluated.
The results showed that the four mutant clones have significant morphological differences from the Wase group. Major characteristics such as yield level, fruit morphology and juice quality were found to be better over 3 consecutive years in the mutant clones. Clone A gave a greater yield and larger fruit size compared to the Wase group. Clones B and C showed improved juice quality characteristics such as low acidity, higher soluble solids and vitamin C content compared to the Wase group; these clones also have a thinner peel with the result that the ratio of flesh: peel is greater than that of the Wase group and the other clones. Clone D is characterized by late ripening, 15 days after the Wase group and the other 3 clones studied, while the other characteristics are typical of the Wase group.
Downloads
Published
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
The American Pomological Society and Editors cannot be held responsible for the views and opinions expressed by individual authors of articles published herein. This also applies to any supplemental materials residing on this website that are linked to these articles. The publication of advertisements does not constitute any endorsement of products by the American Pomological Society or Editors.
