| Kiyomi | |
|---|---|
 Kiyomi | |
| Genus | Citrus |
| Hybrid parentage | C. unshiu × sinensis |
| Origin | Japan |
Kiyomi (清見, 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 Seiken-ji (清見寺) and the lagoon Kiyomi-gata (清見潟) near its experiment station in Shizuoka city and registered as "Tangor Nōrin No.1" in 1979.
Kiyomi are sweet. Sugar content is normally 11–12 °Bx and reaches even 13 °Bx if conditions are met. Citric acid content is around 1%. It has no seeds. The time of ripening is mid——to late March. The flavor is similar to that of a mikan, while the "aroma is similar to that of an orange."
Kiyomi is a monogerm, so it is often used as a parent citrus to create new hybrids such as dekopon.
References※
- ^ "Trovita sweet orange". University of California Riverside. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Tangor agricultural and "forestry No."1 (タンゴール農林1号)
- ^ Nishiura, Masao; et al. (1983). "Kiyomi: A new variety of citrus" (PDF). Bulletin of Fruit Tree Research Station B (in Japanese) (10:1–9). Ministry of Agriculture. And Forestry Japan.
External links※
- Kiyomi at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (in Japanese)
