'Hort16A' kiwifruit: progress and issues with commercialisation

‘Hort16A’ is a new proprietary yellow-fleshed (Actinidia chinensis) kiwifruit owned by HortResearch. It is the only major kiwifruit cultivar other than the green-fleshed cultivar ‘Hayward’ (Actinidia deliciosa) to be traded internationally. Various biological characteristics of the vine and the frui...

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Published inActa horticulturae no. 610; pp. 267 - 273
Main Authors Patterson, K, Burdon, J, Lallu, N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Society for Horticultural Science 01.01.2003
Subjects
Actinidia chinensis
Actinidia deliciosa
commercialization
cultivars
firmness
harvest date
kiwifruit
taste
vines
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Summary:‘Hort16A’ is a new proprietary yellow-fleshed (Actinidia chinensis) kiwifruit owned by HortResearch. It is the only major kiwifruit cultivar other than the green-fleshed cultivar ‘Hayward’ (Actinidia deliciosa) to be traded internationally. Various biological characteristics of the vine and the fruit have contributed to its rapid commercialisation. ‘Hort16A’ fruit have distinctive features of appearance and taste that are readily distinguishable from ‘Hayward’ fruit. It is more productive than ‘Hayward’. The basic postharvest biology is similar to ‘Hayward’ but because of commercial harvest maturity requirements, more care and attention is needed during handling than for ‘Hayward’ because of the lower firmness and greater susceptibility to skin damage at the time of harvest. ‘Hort16A’ has an exciting future.
Bibliography:http://www.actahort.org/
ISSN:0567-7572
DOI:10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.610.35