December 2023 / January 2024
Valencia orange selections Letsitele citrus production region
Letsitele is one of the best Valencia orange production regions in Southern Africa and is classified as a hot-dry climatic zone.
October / November 2025
Valencia selections on two rootstocks
We further explore the outcomes of our trials that were done to determine suitable Valencia cultivars on Swingle citrumelo (SC) and US-812 (SxB) citrandarin rootstocks for an intermediate citrus production area.
In the SA Fruit Journal Aug/Sep ’25 edition, we shared results relating to Jasi Valencia and Kobus du Toit Late Valencia selections. Now, we will look at Late Valencia, McClean SL Valencia and Midknight Valencia and conclude on the suitability of these Valencia selections.