Yūkō

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]

Yūkō
GenusCitrus
SpeciesCitrus yuko
CultivarYuko
OriginNagasaki Prefecture, Japan


  • Yuko
    Yuko
  • Citrus Yuko
    Citrus Yuko
  • Cross section of a Yuko
    Cross section of a Yuko

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Yuko". Ark of Taste. Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. 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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