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University of California Citrus Experiment Station

Index University of California Citrus Experiment Station

The University of California Citrus Experiment Station is the founding unit of the University of California, Riverside campus in Riverside, California, United States. [1]

103 relations: A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, Agribusiness, Agricultural chemistry, Agricultural extension, Agricultural science, Air pollution, Alfalfa, Alfred M. Boyce, Arid, Ash whitefly, Asparagus, Australia, Avocado, Bahia, Biological pest control, Boron, Box Springs Mountain, Brazil, California, California Avocado Society, California State Assembly, California State Legislature, Cause (medicine), Chromosome, Citrus, Citrus production, Citrus tristeza virus, Coachella Valley, Cornell University, Cowpea, Crop, Cultivar, Date palm, Davis, California, Drainage, Entomology, Environmental protection, Fertilisation, Fertilizer, Fumigation, Genetics, Grain, Grapefruit, Gummosis, Herbert John Webber, Herbicide, Hunger, Hybrid (biology), Integrated pest management, Irrigation, ..., Irwin Sherman, James W. Cameron, Kinnow, Lawn, Leon Dexter Batchelor, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Lowell N. Lewis, Mandarin orange, Melogold, Mexico, Mission Revival architecture, Mite, Molecular biology, Mount Rubidoux, Nematology, Nuclear DNA, Orange (fruit), Orange County, California, Orchard, Ornamental plant, Oroblanco, Parasitism, Pasadena, California, Plant breeding, Plant pathology, Plant physiology, Pollination, Polyploid, Poverty, Punjab, Redlands, California, Regents of the University of California, Riverside, California, Robert Soost, Salton Sea, San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino, California, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, Semi-arid climate, Soil management, Soil salinity, Southern California, Species, Statistics, Subtropics, Trichogramma, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection, Vegetable, Virus, West Africa, World War II. Expand index (53 more) »

A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management

The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management (commonly known as AGSM), is a part of the UCR School of Business Administration located at the University of California, Riverside.

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Agribusiness

Agribusiness is the business of agricultural production.

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Agricultural chemistry

Agricultural chemistry is the study of both chemistry and biochemistry which are important in agricultural production, the processing of raw products into foods and beverages, and in environmental monitoring and remediation.

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Agricultural extension

Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education.

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Agricultural science

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture.

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Air pollution

Air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including gases, particulates, and biological molecules are introduced into Earth's atmosphere.

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Alfalfa

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.

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Alfred M. Boyce

Alfred Mullikin "Al" Boyce (May 2, 1901 – July 11, 1997) was an American entomologist and first dean of University of California, Riverside's College of Agriculture.

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Arid

A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

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Ash whitefly

The ash whitefly (Siphoninus phillyreae) is a species of whitefly native to western Eurasia, India and North Africa but also introduced to North America.

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Asparagus

Asparagus, or garden asparagus, folk name sparrow grass, scientific name Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Avocado

The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree, long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico, classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae.

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Bahia

Bahia (locally) is one of the 26 states of Brazil and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast.

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Biological pest control

Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms.

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Boron

Boron is a chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5.

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Box Springs Mountain

Box Springs Mountain is the highest peak in the Box Springs Mountains range, at 3083+ feet (940+ m) in elevation.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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California Avocado Society

California Avocado Society is a non profit organization based in Southern California that provides access to information on cultural, marketing, research and governmental issues for growers in the business of raising avocados.

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California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature.

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California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California.

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Cause (medicine)

Cause, also known as etiology and aetiology, is the reason or origination of something.

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Chromosome

A chromosome (from Ancient Greek: χρωμόσωμα, chromosoma, chroma means colour, soma means body) is a DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

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Citrus

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.

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Citrus production

Citrus fruits are the highest-value fruit crop in terms of international trade.

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Citrus tristeza virus

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a viral species of the genus Closterovirus that causes the most economically damaging disease to its namesake plant genus, Citrus.

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Coachella Valley

The Coachella Valley is a desert valley in Southern California which extends for approximately in Riverside County southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains to the northern shore of the Salton Sea.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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Cowpea

The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual herbaceous legume from the genus Vigna.

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Crop

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Cultivar

The term cultivarCultivar has two denominations as explained in Formal definition.

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Date palm

Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date or date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit.

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Davis, California

Davis, formerly known as Davisville, is a city in the U.S. state of California and the most populous city in Yolo County.

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Drainage

Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area.

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Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

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Environmental protection

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organization controlled or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans.

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Fertilisation

Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, conception, fecundation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to initiate the development of a new individual organism.

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Fertilizer

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

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Fumigation

Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides—or fumigants—to suffocate or poison the pests within.

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Genetics

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.

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Grain

A grain is a small, hard, dry seed, with or without an attached hull or fruit layer, harvested for human or animal consumption.

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Grapefruit

The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit.

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Gummosis

Gummosis is the formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees.

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Herbert John Webber

Herbert John Webber (December 27, 1865 – January 18, 1946) was an American plant physiologist, professor emeritus of sub-tropical horticulture, first director of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station, and the third curator of the University of California Citrus Variety Collection.

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Herbicide

Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are chemical substances used to control unwanted plants.

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Hunger

In politics, humanitarian aid, and social science, hunger is a condition in which a person, for a sustained period, is unable to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid, or crossbreed, is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Integrated pest management

Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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Irwin Sherman

Irwin William Sherman (born February 12, 1933) is a biology professor emeritus.

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James W. Cameron

James "Jim" W. Cameron (23 April 1913 – 12 January 2010) was an emeritus professor of horticultural science, a geneticist and citrus breeder in the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.

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Kinnow

The 'Kinnow' is a high yield mandarin hybrid cultivated extensively in the wider Punjab region of Pakistan and India.

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Lawn

A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes.

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Leon Dexter Batchelor

Leon Dexter Batchelor (May 8, 1884 – March 21, 1958) was an American horticulture professor.

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Los Angeles Aqueduct

The Los Angeles Aqueduct system, comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Owens Valley aqueduct) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

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Lowell N. Lewis

Lowell N. Lewis (born July 9, 1931) was an American plant physiology professor.

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Mandarin orange

The mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata;; 桔, jyutping: gat1), also known as the mandarin or mandarine, is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges, usually eaten plain or in fruit salads.

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Melogold

The Melogold or Melogold grapefruit (Citrus grandis Osbeck × C. Paradisi Macf.) is a citrus hybrid similar to the oroblanco; both result from a cross between the pomelo and the grapefruit and is a fruit similar to a sweet grapefruit.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Mission Revival architecture

The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California.

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Mite

Mites are small arthropods belonging to the class Arachnida and the subclass Acari (also known as Acarina).

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Molecular biology

Molecular biology is a branch of biology which concerns the molecular basis of biological activity between biomolecules in the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between DNA, RNA, proteins and their biosynthesis, as well as the regulation of these interactions.

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Mount Rubidoux

Mount Rubidoux is a mountain just west of downtown in the city of Riverside, California, United States, that has been designated a city park and landmark.

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Nematology

Nematology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of nematodes, or roundworms.

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Nuclear DNA

Nuclear DNA, or nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid (nDNA), is the DNA contained within the nucleus of a eukaryotic organism.

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Orange (fruit)

The orange is the fruit of the citrus species ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' in the family Rutaceae.

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Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California.

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Orchard

An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production.

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Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as houseplants, for cut flowers and specimen display.

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Oroblanco

An oroblanco, oro blanco (white gold) or sweetie (Citrus grandis Osbeck × C. Paradisi Macf.) is a sweet seedless citrus hybrid fruit similar to grapefruit.

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Parasitism

In evolutionary biology, parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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Plant breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.

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Plant pathology

Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).

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Plant physiology

Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants.

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Pollination

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant, enabling later fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.

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Polyploid

Polyploid cells and organisms are those containing more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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Punjab

The Punjab, also spelled Panjab (land of "five rivers"; Punjabi: پنجاب (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬ (Gurumukhi); Πενταποταμία, Pentapotamia) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.

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Redlands, California

Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

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Regents of the University of California

The Regents of the University of California is the governing board of the University of California system.

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Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area.

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Robert Soost

Robert K. Soost (November 13, 1920 – March 8, 2009) was a citrus expert and professor of genetics at University of California, Riverside, and sixth curator of the University of California Citrus Variety Collection.

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Salton Sea

The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial and Coachella valleys.

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San Bernardino Mountains

The San Bernardino Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in Southern California in the United States.

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San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan area (sometimes called the "Inland Empire").

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San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it.

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San Gabriel Mountains

The San Gabriel Mountains are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States.

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Semi-arid climate

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate.

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Soil management

Soil management is the application of operations, practices, and treatments to protect soil and enhance its performance (such as soil fertility or soil mechanics).

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Soil salinity

Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization.

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Southern California

Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's southernmost counties.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Statistics

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.

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Subtropics

The subtropics are geographic and climate zones located roughly between the tropics at latitude 23.5° (the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) and temperate zones (normally referring to latitudes 35–66.5°) north and south of the Equator.

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Trichogramma

Trichogramma is a genus of minute polyphagous wasps that are endoparasitoids of insect eggs.

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University of California, Riverside

The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside), is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system.

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University of California, Riverside Citrus Variety Collection

The UCR Citrus Variety Collection (CVC) is one of the most important collections of citrus diversity in the world.

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Vegetable

Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans as food as part of a meal.

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Virus

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_Citrus_Experiment_Station

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