Leaves of 13 interspecific and intergeneric citrus somatic allotetraploid hybrids were analysed and compared with those of their respective parents (lime, lemons, citron, orange, kumquat, poncirus and mandarin) with regards to their sesquiterpenoid contents (μg/g dry weight). The hybrids do not fully retain their parental traits. Sesquiterpenoid production is much reduced (by ~65–90%) in hybrid...
