Yūkō Explained

Yūkō
Genus:	Citrus
Species:	Citrus yuko
Cultivar:	Yuko
Origin:	Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

The, also written yukou,^[1] is a Japanese citrus found in the Nagasaki Prefecture and Saga Prefecture of Japan.^[2] Genetic analysis has shown it to be a cross between the kishumikan and koji, a part-tachibana orange hybrid native to Japan.^[3]

See also

• Citrus × depressa (Shikwasa, Hirami lemon)
• Jabara

External links

• The Yuko, a Native Japanese Citrus

Notes and References

1. http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/documents/JapaneseAcidCitrus.pdf Molecular characterization and genetic diversity among Japanese acid citrus (Citrus spp.) based on RAPD markers
2. Web site: Yuko. 15 February 2015. Ark of Taste. Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity.
3. Shimizu . Tokurou . Kitajima . Akira . Nonaka . Keisuke . Yoshioka . Terutaka . Ohta . Satoshi . Goto . Shingo . Toyoda . Atsushi . Fujiyama . Asao . Mochizuki . Takako . Nagasaki . Hideki . Kaminuma . Eli . Nakamura . Yasukazu . Hybrid Origins of Citrus Varieties Inferred from DNA Marker Analysis of Nuclear and Organelle Genomes . PLOS ONE . 11 . 11 . e0166969 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0166969. 27902727 . 5130255 . 2016 . 2016PLoSO..1166969S . free .