AFRICAN SUNSET
STATUS
*Semi-commercial
VARIETY
ARCCIT1519
OWNER
ARC South Africa
HARVEST
May to June in Southern Hemisphere
December to January in Northern Hemisphere
Key Attributes
High quality, low seeded mid season mandarin variety, maturing earlier than comparable varieties, lower acid content
Especificaciones Técnicas
| Parents |
Ellendale x Robin hybrid made by hand pollinations. Seeds were irradiated prior to planting in an attempt to induce seedlessness |
| Tree characteristics |
Trees are moderately spreading and thornless |
| Harvest date: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
May to June in Southern Hemisphere |
| Harvest date: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
Beginning of December Beginning of January |
| Growth Habit |
Large spreading tree. |
| Fruit Size |
1x-1xxx (70 – 85mm) |
| External appearance |
Smooth to slightly coarse. Bright orange /red colour |
| Internal appearance |
The internal fruit color is dark orange and some fruit have an internal navel |
| Post Harvest |
fruit should be marketed in the marketing window period. |
| Peelability |
The fruit is firm and peel moderately easy leaving little albedo |
| Fruit quality data |
High sugar with good acidity level |
| Seed |
Low seed content in mixed cultivar blocks |
| Cross-pollination viability |
Flowers have a small amount of pollen with a low pollen viability |
| Production yield |
medium size crops of between 35 and 50 tons/ ha |
| Problems with the variety |
Crop Manipulation is required to prevent alternate bearing, and unacceptably large fruit |
