Crop Detail The mandarin orange (Citrus reticulate), is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges, usually eaten natural or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish-orange mandarin cultivars can be marketed as tangerines, but this is not a botanical classification. Mandarins are smaller and oblate, rather than spherical like the common oranges. The taste is considered less sour, as well as sweeter and stronger. A ripe mandarin is firm to slightly soft, heavy for its size, and pebbly-skinned. The peel is very thin, with very little bitter white mesocarp, so they are usually easier to peel and to split into segments. |
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Major/Minor | Major |
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Temporary/Permanent | Permanent |
Category | Agriculture Extension |
Type | Fruits |
Climate | Sub Tropical |
Water Method | Irrigated |
Duration | Perennial |
Economic Type | Food Crop |
Growing Season | Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops |
Name | Seed Rate |
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KINNOW | - |
FEUTRELLS EARLY | - |