The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain

Most of the citrus fruit are grown in two regions of Spain: a) the Levante area, which extends along the East coast and includes the provinces of Castellon, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, with about 80% of the total plantations; and b) the Andalusian area, with plantings both along the Guadalquivir...

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Autores principales: Ortiz Marcide, Jesús M., Zaragoza, Salvador, Bono-Úbeda, Rafael
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author Ortiz Marcide, Jesús M.
Zaragoza, Salvador
Bono-Úbeda, Rafael
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description Most of the citrus fruit are grown in two regions of Spain: a) the Levante area, which extends along the East coast and includes the provinces of Castellon, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, with about 80% of the total plantations; and b) the Andalusian area, with plantings both along the Guadalquivir river in the provinces of Cordoba and Sevilla, and near the coast, mainly in the provinces of Huelva, Malaga, and Almería, the area representing about 15% of the country’s total (4). The rest of citrus area is scattered in many other provinces of Spain (4), mostly near the coast (Fig. 1). Plantings of citrus by varietal groups are listed in Table 1 (5). With respect to the location of production of citrus fruits by groups of varieties (Table 2), most of the sweet oranges and mandarins are grown in the Valencia region (Valencia, Castellon, and Alicante provinces), while lemons are produced mainly in Murcia. The total production is over 3 x 106 1 (8).
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spelling ReDivia83882025-04-25T14:48:58Z The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain Ortiz Marcide, Jesús M. Zaragoza, Salvador Bono-Úbeda, Rafael Citriculture Navel oranges Common oranges Blood oranges F30 Plant genetics and breeding F70 Plant taxonomy and geography Q04 Food composition Citrus Cultivated varieties Citrus sinensis Mandarins Clementines Lemons Sour orange Rootstocks Blooming Harvesting Most of the citrus fruit are grown in two regions of Spain: a) the Levante area, which extends along the East coast and includes the provinces of Castellon, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, with about 80% of the total plantations; and b) the Andalusian area, with plantings both along the Guadalquivir river in the provinces of Cordoba and Sevilla, and near the coast, mainly in the provinces of Huelva, Malaga, and Almería, the area representing about 15% of the country’s total (4). The rest of citrus area is scattered in many other provinces of Spain (4), mostly near the coast (Fig. 1). Plantings of citrus by varietal groups are listed in Table 1 (5). With respect to the location of production of citrus fruits by groups of varieties (Table 2), most of the sweet oranges and mandarins are grown in the Valencia region (Valencia, Castellon, and Alicante provinces), while lemons are produced mainly in Murcia. The total production is over 3 x 106 1 (8). 2022-10-19T13:47:52Z 2022-10-19T13:47:52Z 1988 article publishedVersion Ortiz-Marcide, J. M., Zaragoza, S. & Bono, R. (1988). The major citrus cultivars in Spain. HortScience, 23(4), 691-693. 0018-5345 (Print ISSN) 2327-9834 (Online ISSN) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8388 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess ASHS electronico
spellingShingle Citriculture
Navel oranges
Common oranges
Blood oranges
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F70 Plant taxonomy and geography
Q04 Food composition
Citrus
Cultivated varieties
Citrus sinensis
Mandarins
Clementines
Lemons
Sour orange
Rootstocks
Blooming
Harvesting
Ortiz Marcide, Jesús M.
Zaragoza, Salvador
Bono-Úbeda, Rafael
The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain
title The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain
title_full The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain
title_fullStr The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain
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title_short The Major Citrus Cultivars in Spain
title_sort major citrus cultivars in spain
topic Citriculture
Navel oranges
Common oranges
Blood oranges
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F70 Plant taxonomy and geography
Q04 Food composition
Citrus
Cultivated varieties
Citrus sinensis
Mandarins
Clementines
Lemons
Sour orange
Rootstocks
Blooming
Harvesting
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