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Agriculture · Q204

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 204

Q204

Kinnow is basically a

A.
Tangerine
B.
Tangor
C.
Mandarin
Answer
D.
Citrange

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kinnow is basically a Mandarin.
It is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the wider Punjab region of India.
It is a hybrid of two citrus cultivars – ‘king’ (Citrus nobilis) × ‘Willow Leaf’ (Citrus deliciosa), developed by Howard B. Frost at the University of California Citrus Experimentation Station.