Huazhong Agricultural University team corrects the name that citrus originated in southern China

On October 2, Professor Xu Qiang’s team from the School of Horticulture and Forestry of Huazhong Agricultural University published the latest research results in the journal Nature Genetics. Through the study of recidivist wild planting resources of citrus pedigrees, it was confirmed that the genus Citrus in the Rutaceae subfamily Citrus subfamily originated from southern China. plants, and analyzed the mechanism of fruit flavor changes. As early as around 2018, a U.S.-led team published research results in the journal Nature, proposing that citrus originated in the southeastern foothills of the Himalayas. This theory spread quickly and received attention from mainstream academic circles. However, Professor Xu Qiang’s team believes that this theory “ questionable" and "imprecise". ｜Citrus subfamily fruits Professor Xu Qiang’s team went deep into citrus distribution areas in southern my country such as Yunnan, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Jiangxi to search for ancient trees and ...