James W. Cameron
James "Jim" W. Cameron was an emeritus professor of horticultural science, a geneticist and citrus breeder in the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.
Breeding
Oroblanco is a very popular grapefruit variety, praised for its sweetness. Was developed by James W. Cameron together with Robert K. Soost.
Together with Robert Soost he developed the Oroblanco[1] and Melogold grapefruits, and the encore and pixie[2] mandarins,[3] which turned out to be of major importance.[4] Since 1944, it have been developed with his attendance, 484 hybrid citrus seedlings.[5]
Was a co-author on volume II of The Citrus Industry (book).[6]
References
- ↑ http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/repositoryfiles/ca3411p16-62827.pdf Oroblanco: A new grapefruit hybrid
- ↑ Pixies from Paradise
- ↑ Encore and Pixie: Two New Mandarins with Unusual Use
- ↑ Sweet citrus varieties with deep orange rind released by UC Riverside
- ↑ University Bulletin
- ↑ The Citrus Industry Volume II
Academic writings
- Nucellar Seedlings may permit development of disease-free citrus varieties
- Tree and fruit characters of Citrus triploids from tetraploid by diploid crosses
- Chemico-Genetic Bases for the Reserve Carbohydrates in Maize Endosperm, PDF full
- Nuclear lines of citrus: Tree size, yield, and fruit characters of old and young lines of ten citrus varieties compared