“湛江红橙”原名“红江橙”,是广东省国营红江农场经10多年的单株选育而成。该品种种性基本稳定,优质高产,是一个有竞争力的甜橙新品种。该品种的种苗目前已广销南方42个县市,种植面积达5万多亩,其中以红江农场种植面积最大,达10550亩,结果面积3148亩,1985年产量达500万斤,产品远销国内外。一、“湛江红橙”的选育概况“湛江红橙”是国营红江农场在1959年以“新会甜橙”为接穗接于“福桔”砧木上所产 “Zhanjiang red orange” formerly known as “Hongjiang Orange”, is the state-owned Hongjiang Farm in Guangdong Province after more than 10 years of single plant breeding. The varieties of basic stability of the variety, high-quality high-yield, is a competitive new sweet orange varieties. The varieties of seedlings are now widely sold 42 counties and cities in the south, planted area of ​​50000 acres, of which Hongjiang farms planted the largest area of ​​10550 acres, the result area of ​​3148 acres, in 1985 the output reached 5000000 jin, products Sold at home and abroad. First, the “Zhanjiang red orange” Breeding Overview “Zhanjiang red orange” is the state-owned Hongjiang Farm in 1959 to “Xinhui sweet orange” as a scion to the “Fucai” rootstocks produced