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Citrus fruit and plant
The yūkō (ゆうこう), also written yukou,
[1] is a
Japanese citrus found in the
Nagasaki Prefecture and
Saga Prefecture of Japan.
[2] Genetic analysis has shown it to be a cross between the
kishumikan and
koji, a part-
tachibana orange hybrid native to Japan.
[3]
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Yuko
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Citrus Yuko
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Cross section of a Yuko
See also
References
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Molecular characterization and genetic diversity among Japanese acid citrus (Citrus spp.) based on RAPD markers, Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology (2003) 78(1) 108-112.
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"Yuko". Ark of Taste. Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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^ Shimizu, Tokurou; Kitajima, Akira; Nonaka, Keisuke; Yoshioka, Terutaka; Ohta, Satoshi; Goto, Shingo; Toyoda, Atsushi; Fujiyama, Asao; Mochizuki, Takako; Nagasaki, Hideki; Kaminuma, Eli; Nakamura, Yasukazu (2016).
"Hybrid Origins of Citrus Varieties Inferred from DNA Marker Analysis of Nuclear and Organelle Genomes". PLOS ONE. 11 (11): e0166969.
Bibcode:
2016PLoSO..1166969S.
doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0166969.
PMC
5130255.
PMID
27902727.
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