Encore' mandarin is a citrus cultivar.
This cultivar is a hybrid between two mandarins (King x
Willowleaf), obtained by H.B.Frost, in
California
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. It began to be commercialized from 1965.
It is cultivated in
Japan
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, in
greenhouses
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. In
Portugal
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, its area has increased due to the high prices of the fruits, but at the moment it is stabilized or diminishing.
The tree has a characteristic aspect, given by the branches that form an acute angle with the central axis of the tree, without observing pending branches.
The fruit is of excellent internal quality, although its
vitamin C
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content is relatively low when compared to an
orange. Each fruit can contain 25 or more seeds. In some orchards, the number of seeds is reduced.
It has a great tendency to alternate bearing. In the year of high harvest presents low levels of
potassium
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. The fruit can even kill the branches because it is a very strong (the strongest) sink.
Sometimes fruit present peel pitting, which is a problem for its commercialization, especially in markets where this fruit is not known. There are orchards where no pitting appear until harvest, or peel pitting is not notorious.
another problem is the fruit splitting in autumn.
Hybrids
'Encore' is a parent of:
* '
Kuchinotsu No. 37
Kuchinotsu No. 37 is a tangor cultivar grown in Japan.
Genetics
Kuchinotsu No. 37 was created by crossing the "Kiyomi" tangor with the 'Encore' mandarin.
Hybrids
It is a parent of the setoka along with the " Murcott" tangor, and is a parent of ...
', (
Kiyomi
(''Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the lagoon nea ...
x Encore)
* 'Nou 5 gou', (
Kishu mikan
The kishu mikan (''Citrus kinokuni'' ex Tanaka) is a hybrid variety of mikan, or mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), found in Southern China and also grown in Japan. It is not closely related to the common sweet orange, but it is closel ...
x Encore)
* 'Tsunonozomi', (
Kiyomi
(''Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the lagoon nea ...
x Encore)
* 'Amaka', (
Kiyomi
(''Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the lagoon nea ...
x Encore)
* 'Mihocore' (
Miho satsuma x Encore)
* 'Tsunokagayaki', ('KyOw No. 14' (
Kiyomi
(''Citrus unshiu'' × '' sinensis'') is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a ''Miyagawa Wase'' mikan and an orange. The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949. It was named Kiyomi after the temple and the lagoon nea ...
x Okitsu Wase satsuma) x Encore)
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