Colombian breeders have bred two new varieties of orange

The Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (Agrosavia) has announced that after ten years of research, it has registered two orange varieties, Agrosavia Naranja y Azúcar and Agrosavia Naranja Margarita, for the Colombian Caribbean, especially for the Momposin depression. This was reported by freshplaza.com, writes agronews.ua. The area was affected by the winter wave between 2010 and 2011, which caused the loss of about 80% of the area planted with oranges in the municipalities of Margarita and San Fernando, in the department of Bolivar, which significantly affected the region's economy and endangered genetic material. Researchers of Agrosavia began work on saving and selecting outstanding materials for their quality and productivity, which became the basis for the repopulation of the region. According to the organization, the Agrosavia Naranja y Azúcar clone is characterized by low titratable acidity and a high percentage of juice (40% more than traditional oranges). ...