Where is the hometown of navel orange?

It is generally believed that the hometown of China navel orange is Zigui and Xinfeng. ?

Zigui is a famous "hometown of navel oranges in China", and navel oranges have a long history of cultivation. As early as 2000 years ago, the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan wrote the famous poem Ode to an Orange in his hometown. 1April, 1995, Zigui county was named "the hometown of navel oranges in China" by the relevant state departments. ?

Xinfeng is located in the south of Jiangxi Province. Xinfeng is the best navel orange producing area in the world, the hometown of China navel orange, the birthplace of Gannan navel orange, the only navel orange standardization demonstration zone in China and the national export agricultural product (navel orange) quality demonstration zone. ?

Growth environment and distribution range of navel orange

There are more than 100 countries and regions in the world producing navel oranges, among which the United States, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Israel, South Africa, Algeria, Australia and Japan are the main ones. China navel oranges are mainly produced in Chongqing, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan. Navel oranges are also produced in Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Yunnan and Guizhou. There are few navel oranges planted in Guangdong and Taiwan Province provinces.

The suitable annual rainfall for navel orange planting is about 1600 mm, the annual average temperature is 18-22℃, the absolute minimum temperature is not lower than -5℃, the monthly average temperature is not lower than 7℃, the annual effective accumulated temperature is 5500-6500℃, and the air relative humidity is 70-80.