What are the latest methods for identifying male and female kiwifruit plants?

Kiwifruit is a common fruit in daily life, very popular in the market, with good economic benefits, attracting many people to grow it, but when planting you must clearly distinguish male from female, because if you buy a male plant, it will not bear fruit even after years of growing. So how do you distinguish male from female? Let's find out together.

1. Identification by flowers

Identifying male from female by kiwifruit flowers is effective and intuitive, but you have to wait until the vines bloom before you can tell them apart; after flowering, you can distinguish them by flowering time and flower characteristics. First, male plants flower earlier, while female flowers open a little later; in terms of flower characteristics, male flowers have only stamens and no stigma in the middle, while female flowers have a ring of pollen around the pistil, and female flowers not only have stamens but also many stigmas in the middle for fertilization; in addition, male flowers have no ovary in the middle for developing fruit, but female flowers have no ovary in the middle for developing fruit.

2. Identification by bud eyes

The bud eyes of male and female kiwifruit are also different, especially during the dormant period of the vines, when it is most obvious. Male plants have relatively small spacing between bud eyes, and the bud eyes are basically protruding and exposed; female plants have relatively large spacing between bud eyes, and the bud eyes are basically sunken inward, belonging to hidden bud eyes.

3. Identification by leaves

Male plants have a relatively compact plant shape, with small and thick leaves; the whole leaf looks relatively round, and the leaf color is also relatively dark; female plants have a relatively loose plant shape, and the leaves are also noticeably thinner and a bit larger, the leaves look relatively slender, with a relatively pointed tip, and the leaf color is also relatively light.

4. Identification by bark

The surface of male plant branches feels quite rough to the touch, and the spots on the branch surface have a fairly obvious raised feel; the surface of female plant branches feels a bit smoother than male plant branches; although there are also many raised spots on the branch surface, these raised points are much less pronounced than on male branches.

The above is an introduction to how to identify male and female kiwifruit. We hope it can help you. If you want to learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.