Kinnow
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The Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the wider Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
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Hybrid parentage | 'King' (Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa) |
Breeder | Howard B. Frost, University of California Citrus Experiment Station in 1935 |
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It is a hybrid of two citrus cultivars — 'King' (Citrus nobilis) × 'Willow Leaf' (Citrus × deliciosa) — first developed by Howard B. Frost,[1] at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station. After evaluation, the kinnow was released as a new citrus hybrid for commercial cultivation in 1935.[2]