Abstract:

‘Jinxiangcheng’is a new sweet orange cultivar for fresh market，which is developed from female parent‘Licheng’orange crossed by‘Chandler’pomelo. The average fruit weight is 150–160 g. The fruit is oblate，with less than 0.6 seed. The pericarp is smooth，deep orange，with small oil glands. The flesh is crisp and tender，with moderate sugar/acid ratio and strong flavor. Total soluble solids content is 13.1%. Titratable acid is 9.6 mg · mL^-1. Total surgar content is 102.6 mg · mL^-1，vitamin C content is 468 mg · mL^-1. Edible rate is 70.7%，and juice rate is 57.3%. The tree is vigorous，and yields well. The yield can reach to 40.58 kg per tree after grafted on 10-year-old‘Licheng’. The fruit ripens in late November. It is can be cultivated in Chongqing and similar ecological area with annual average temperature up to 17 ℃.

Key words: sweet orange, high quality, cultivar