New and recent scion releases from the UF-CREC citrus breeding program

The UF-CREC citrus breeding program has been working in an HLB-endemic environment for nearly 20 years, and as a consequence we have been selecting individuals that tolerate this devastating disease at levels that could support profitable citriculture into the future, when combined with appropriate rootstocks, attention to soil health, and careful nutritional management.
We have worked in nearly every scion type, with greatest focus on sweet orange and orange-like hybrids, grapefruit and its hybrids, and mandarins; though less of a focus, we also have made progress with acid fruit.
We review the most recent releases from our program, as well as highlight new selections currently in the process of release.
In addition to the essential tolerance of HLB, we have aimed selection criteria on extending the seasons of maturity for high-quality sweet orange types with improved yields to support the orange juice industry, on producing more widely consumer-accepted grapefruit with improved flavor profiles, and on annually productive, seedless and easy to peel mandarins with improved flavor and color profiles.

XV International Citrus Congress

F.G. Gmitter, J.W. Grosser, J. Chater, M. Dutt

CUPS (Citrus Under Protective Structure), easy-peel mandarins, hybrid lime, processing sweet oranges, seedless lemons, sweet orange-like hybrids

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2026.1448.15