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Very serious
Factor Injury Damage Serious damage damage----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammoniation..................... .................. Not occurring as Scars are cracked Aggregating more
light speck type. or dark and than 25 percent
aggregating more of the surface.
than a circle \3/
4\ inch (19.1 mm)
in diameter.Bruises......................... Segment walls are Segment walls are Segment walls are Fruit is split
collapsed, or rag collapsed, or rag collapsed, or rag open, peel is
is ruptured and is ruptured and is ruptured and badly
juice sacs are juice sacs are juice sacs are watersoaked, or
ruptured. ruptured. ruptured. rag is ruptured
and juice sacs
are ruptured
causing a mushy
condition
affecting all
segments more
than \3/4\ inch
(19.9 mm) at
bruised area or
the equivalent of
this amount, by
volume, when
affecting more
than one area on
the fruit.Buckskin........................ .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle 1 than 25 percent than 50 percent
inch (25.4 mm) in of the surface. of the surface.
diameter.Caked melanose.................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \5/ than a circle \3/ than 25 percent
8\ inch (15.9 mm) 4\ inch (19.1 mm) of the surface.
in diameter. in diameter.Creasing........................ .................. Materially weakens Seriously weakens Very seriously
the skin, or the skin, or weakens the skin,
extends over more extends over more or is distributed
than one-third of than one-half of over practically
the surface. the surface. the entire
surface.Dryness or mushy condition...... .................. Affecting all Affecting all Affecting all
segments more segments more segments more
than \1/4\ inch than \1/2\ inch than \3/4\ inch
(6.4 mm) at stem (12.7 mm) at stem (19.1 mm) at stem
end, or the end, or the end, or the
equivalent of equivalent of equivalent of
this amount, by this amount, by this amount, by
volume, when volume, when volume, when
occurring in occurring in occurring in
other portions of other portions of other portions of
the fruit. the fruit. the fruit.Green spots..................... Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ than a circle \5/ than a circle \7/ than \1/3\ of the
8\ inch (9.5 mm) 8\ inch (15.9 mm) 8\ inch (22.2 mm) surface, caused
in diameter, in diameter, in diameter, by scale.
caused by scale. caused by scale. caused by scale.Oil spots....................... Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ than a circle \7/ than a circle 1\1/ than \1/3\ of the
8\ inch (9.5 mm) 8\ inch (22.2 mm) 4\ inches (31.8 surface.
in diameter. in diameter. mm) in diameter.Scab............................ .................. Materially Seriously detracts Aggregating more
detracts from the from the shape or than 25 percent
shape or texture, texture, or of the surface.
or aggregating aggregating more
more than a than a circle \3/
circle \5/8\ inch 4\ inch (19.1 mm)
(15.9 mm) in in diameter.
diameter.
Scale........................... More than a few Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
adjacent to the than a circle \5/ than a circle \3/ than 25 percent
``button'' at the 8\ inch (15.9 mm) 4\ inch (19.1 mm) of the surface.
stem end, or more in diameter. in diameter.
than 6 scattered
on other portions
of the fruit.Scars, Hail, or Thorn scratches Depressed, not Deep or rough Deep or rough Deep or rough or
[For smooth or fairly smooth smooth, or aggregating more aggregating more unsightly that
superficial scars see Sec. detracts from than a circle \1/ than a circle \1/ appearance is
51.1161.]. appearance more 4\ inch (6.4 mm) 2\ inch (12.7 mm) very seriously
than the amount in diameter; in diameter; affected.
of discoloration slightly rough slightly rough
permitted in the with slight depth with depth
grade. aggregating more aggregating more
than a circle \7/ than a circle 1\1/
8\ inch (22.2 mm) 4\ inches (31.8
in diameter; mm) in diameter;
smooth or fairly smooth or fairly
smooth with smooth with
slight depth slight depth
aggregating more aggregating more
than a circle 1\1/ than 10 percent
4\ inches (31.8 of fruit surface.
mm) in diameter.Skin breakdown.................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \1/ than a circle \1/ than a circle \7/ than 25 percent
4\ inch (6.4 mm) 2\ inch (12.7 mm) 8\ inch (22.2 mm) of the surface.
in diameter. in diameter. in diameter.Sprayburn....................... .................. Aggregating more Hard and Aggregating more
than a circle \5/ aggregating more than 25 percent
8\ inch (15.9 mm) than a circle 1\1/ of the surface.
in diameter. 2\ inches (38.1
mm) in diameter.Split, rough, protruding navels. Split is unhealed, Split is unhealed, Split is unhealed, Split is unhealed
or more than \1/ or more than \1/ or more than \1/ or fruit is
8\ inch (3.2 mm) 4\ inch (6.4 mm) 2\ inch (12.7 mm) seriously
in length, or in length, or in length, or two weakened.
navel protrudes more than three or more splits
beyond the well healed aggregate more
general contour, splits, or navel than 1 inch (25.4
and opening is so protrudes beyond mm) in length, or
wide, folded and the general navel protrudes
ridged that it contour, and beyond general
detracts from the opening is so contour, and
appearance. wide, folded and opening is so
ridged that it wide, folded and
detracts from ridged that it
appearance. detracts from
appearance.Sunburn......................... .................. Skin is flattened, Skin is hard and Aggregating more
dry, darkened, or affects more than than 50 percent
hard and the one-third of the of the surface.
affected area surface.
exceeds 25
percent of the
surface.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: All references to area or aggregating area, or length in this standard are based on an orange or tangelo
2\7/8\ inches (73.0 mm) in diameter, allowing proportionately greater areas on larger fruit and lesser areas
on smaller fruit. Standards for Internal Quality of Common Sweet Oranges (Citrus Sinensis
(L) Osbeck)