Australian Broadcasting Corporation21d
The strange history of citrus fruit spans ancient China and Rome to the Renaissance and today's lunchbox
"It's a hybrid between two different species: the wild mandarin from southern China and the pomelo, the very large citrus fruit, which is originally native to Indochina." It's easy to dismiss ...
How light affects citrus fruit coloration and the timing of peel and flesh ripening
Citrus fruit rind color has long been used as an indicator of ripeness, but for some fruits such as mandarin fruit in the ...
The Straits Times18d
What has Christmas got to do with the mandarin orange? 5 things to know about the CNY staple
SINGAPORE - A hallmark of Chinese New Year, the sight of mandarin oranges each year signals that the festive season has officially begun. In Cantonese, to gift mandarin oranges is to “song gam ...
EurekAlert!7d
How does light affect citrus fruit coloration and the timing of peel and flesh ripening?
In new research published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, investigators have discovered how red and blue LED light can stimulate color change in mandarin fruit.