Tango

Tango mandarin was the result of a mutation of the variety W. Murcott Afourer, which is a cross between a mandarin and an orange. Tango is the result of a mutation induced by irradiating budwood of W. Murcott Afourer mandarin. It was received as a live tree from the UCR Breeding Program in 2007, and USDA-APHIS and CDFA quarantine release was granted in September of 2006.