description Benton Citrange Overview
Benton Citrange is a citrus hybrid used primarily as a rootstock rather than as a standard eating fruit. It combines trifoliate-orange hardiness with traits useful in cultivated citrus and was selected for cold tolerance, improved resistance to Phytophthora root rot, and resistance to soil-borne nematodes. Citrus growers use rootstocks such as this to influence tree vigor, disease response, and performance in difficult soils.
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What is Benton Citrange used for?
Benton Citrange is used mainly as a citrus rootstock rather than as a standard eating fruit. Rootstocks are selected to support and improve the performance of grafted citrus varieties.
What citrus plants are combined in Benton Citrange?
It combines traits from trifoliate orange and cultivated citrus. The hybrid was selected for useful hardiness and disease-resistance traits.
Why do growers use Benton Citrange?
Benton Citrange was selected for cold tolerance, improved resistance to Phytophthora root rot, and additional resistance traits. These qualities make it more useful as a rootstock than as a dessert fruit.
Can Benton Citrange be eaten like an orange?
It is not generally grown as a standard eating fruit. Its main horticultural role is as a rootstock for cultivated citrus.
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