{"id":4212,"date":"2015-09-03T14:51:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/newsroom\/?post_type=fdoc-news-item&amp;p=153"},"modified":"2015-09-03T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:51:56","slug":"two-florida-citrus-varieties-reclassified-as-tangerines","status":"publish","type":"fdoc-news-item","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/fdoc-news-item\/two-florida-citrus-varieties-reclassified-as-tangerines\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Florida Citrus varieties reclassified as tangerines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Nova and Temple are now tangerines.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BARTOW, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Citrus Commission approved the reclassification of two fresh citrus varieties as tangerines on Wednesday in an effort to open new marketing avenues for Florida Citrus packers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioners voted unanimously to reclassify the Nova \u2013 a cross between a Clementine and an Orlando Tangelo \u2013 and the Temple \u2013 a citrus variety that originated in Jamaica in 1896 \u2013 as tangerines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioners also approved two new tangerine varieties \u2013 the Roe and the Autumn Honey\u2013 as tangerines. Both are proprietary varieties of Wm. G. Roe &amp; Sons, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each variety can also be classified as a mandarin if it fits the low-seed or seedless specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the reclassification, Florida-grown Nova and Temple varieties were primarily used for juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Florida Department of Citrus Interim Executive Director Shannon Shepp, \u201cThe move improves marketability of the varieties and allows them to be sold alongside other tangerines and mandarins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the reclassification of the Temple, its new official identification is as a Royal Tangerine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova and Temple are now tangerines. BARTOW, Fla. \u2013 The Florida Citrus Commission approved the reclassification of two fresh citrus varieties as tangerines on Wednesday in an effort to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","fdoc_news_item_category":[100,96,97],"fdoc_citrus_type":[109],"fdoc_health_category":[],"class_list":["post-4212","fdoc-news-item","type-fdoc-news-item","status-publish","hentry","fdoc_news_item_category-industry","fdoc_news_item_category-research","fdoc_news_item_category-scientific-research","fdoc_citrus_type-tangerine"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item\/4212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc-news-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fdoc-news-item"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"fdoc_news_item_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc_news_item_category?post=4212"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc_citrus_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc_citrus_type?post=4212"},{"taxonomy":"fdoc_health_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/grower\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fdoc_health_category?post=4212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}