Seed received and grown by RK Soost. (EM Nauer, 03/1988)Also came in as budwood import, see CRC 3983 [= PI 539645]. (EM Nauer, 01/1989)
The whole story on these (CRC 3981-3985) imports is that they came in as both budwood and seed is that the seed went to Dr Soost in 1985; the budwood went to Glenn Dale in 1985 and increase budwood came here in 1987 and went into CCPP for processing. However, in the meantime, Dr Soost grew seedlings in the greenhouse but did not inform anyone in CCPP that this material was there until he retired in 1987 and the seedling budlines were propagated for the variety collection. (EM Nauer, 01/1989, from record for PI 539172)
Note: The seed sources RCRC 3981-3985 = PI 539172, PI 539644, PI 539645, PI 539646, PI 539647 and the budwood sources RCRC 3981 = PI 539171, RCRC 3983 = PI 539641, RCRC 3984 = PI 539642, RCRC 3985 = PI 539643.
Original USDA spec sheet says this has "high total soluble solids." (EM Nauer, 06/1989)
Additional info re Jincheng received from Dr Bitters this month: This is called 'Brocade orange', also 'S26'. This variety is at No 1 place on sweet oranges recommended for Sichuan Province. All its characteristics and origin are similar to those of Xianfengcheng [PI 539644] but for differences in fruit shape (more oblong) and rind color (darker reddish-orange). 168 g per fruit, solids 12.2 %, 8 seeds per fruit; ripens earlier than Xianfengcheng, stored until May. (EM Nauer, 08/1989)
No fruit yet. (EM Nauer, 11/13/1989)
The active accession of 'Jincheng' is PI 539645, which was received as budwood and has been sanitized. This accession (PI 539641) was received as seed and was not sanitized, so there is no reason to maintain it and it is inactivated. (RR Krueger, 05/25/2011)