The Spanish Citrus Industry

The Spanish citrus industry has a long and worldwide known tradition. Citrons (Citrus medica) were introduced by the Romans during the V century, sour oranges (C. aurantium), lemons (C. limon), and pummelos (C. maxima) by the Arabs during the X and XI centuries, sweet oranges (C. sinensis) by Genoes...

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Autor principal: Navarro, Luis
Otros Autores: Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
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Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4207
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description The Spanish citrus industry has a long and worldwide known tradition. Citrons (Citrus medica) were introduced by the Romans during the V century, sour oranges (C. aurantium), lemons (C. limon), and pummelos (C. maxima) by the Arabs during the X and XI centuries, sweet oranges (C. sinensis) by Genoese traders during the XV century and a reintroduction of higher quality varieties by the Portuguese in the XVI century and finally, the mandarins (C. reticulata) during the XIX century. Initially citrus were used as ornamental plants and for medicinal purposes, and after the introduction of sweet oranges also for direct consumption at very local scale. Commercial plantings started at the end of the XVIII century and exports of fresh fruit to other European countries were done from this time. Today the Spain has 330.000 ha producing 6.3 million tons. About 50% of the production is exported as fresh fruit, 20% is consumed in the internal market also as fresh fruit, 18% is processed and the rest are wastes. Spain is the fifth production country and the first fresh fruit citrus exporting country in the world.
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spelling ReDivia42072025-04-25T14:52:15Z The Spanish Citrus Industry Acta Horticulturae Navarro, Luis Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Moreno, Pedro Pena, Leandro Navarro, Luis The Spanish citrus industry has a long and worldwide known tradition. Citrons (Citrus medica) were introduced by the Romans during the V century, sour oranges (C. aurantium), lemons (C. limon), and pummelos (C. maxima) by the Arabs during the X and XI centuries, sweet oranges (C. sinensis) by Genoese traders during the XV century and a reintroduction of higher quality varieties by the Portuguese in the XVI century and finally, the mandarins (C. reticulata) during the XIX century. Initially citrus were used as ornamental plants and for medicinal purposes, and after the introduction of sweet oranges also for direct consumption at very local scale. Commercial plantings started at the end of the XVIII century and exports of fresh fruit to other European countries were done from this time. Today the Spain has 330.000 ha producing 6.3 million tons. About 50% of the production is exported as fresh fruit, 20% is consumed in the internal market also as fresh fruit, 18% is processed and the rest are wastes. Spain is the fifth production country and the first fresh fruit citrus exporting country in the world. 2017-06-01T10:09:35Z 2017-06-01T10:09:35Z 2015 2015 conferenceObject Navarro, L. (2015). The Spanish Citrus Industry. Acta Horticulturae, 1065, 41-47. 0567-7572; 978-94-62610-53-8 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4207 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1065.1 en openAccess Impreso
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