By Vicky Boyd,
The craze surrounding zipper-skinned citrus varieties hasn't gone unnoticed as the University of Georgia recently held a day-long conference in Valdosta on the crop.
The conference focused on potential satsuma marndarin production south Georgia and northern Florida, according to a news release.
Although the crop isn't grown in those areas right now, Lowndes County Extension agent Jake Price wants to change that.
"They grow in pretty much the same (climate) zone as we have," he said in the release, referring to California. "There's no reason that Georgia can't have some industry too."
Marketed under several catchy names, the seedless, easy-to-peel mandarins have become popular with parents and kids alike.
The conference featured University of Florida and University of Georgia researchers, including UGA plant breeder Wayne Hanna, who's based in Tifton, Ga.
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