Seasonal Changes in Florida Murcott Honey Oranges

_do__ 25 determinations 3.9 Total solids Active acidity AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE Apopka appendix table Ascorbic acid average Brooksville changes in physical Characteristic and season characteristics and chemical citrus Coarse Coarse Coarse Good Coarse December DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE duplicate determinations F F F F F F-G F F-G F-G flavor Flesh condition Florida Murcott Honey four rootstocks Fruit from rough Holopaw Howey-in-the-Hills Juice per 100 Juice per fruit light transmittance MARKETING SERVICE FIGURE mean of 25 Mean of duplicate Murcott Honey oranges Numerical rating oranges by rootstock oranges on four PALATABILITY RATING Palm Harbor pct__ percent total acid physical characteristics plate plot location quality factors Rind color Rough lemon rootstock Safety Harbor sample dates season Dec seasonal trend Smith grove solids-to-acid ratio Sour orange rootstock stituents of Florida TABLE 6.-Seasonal changes taste tests to-acid ratio Weight per fruit yellow orange