Which kiwifruit varieties are good? Here's how to choose a variety
Kiwifruit is a very popular fruit on the market, with a sweet-and-sour taste and rich nutrition, and is widely recognized as the "king of fruits." As the economic value of kiwifruit rises, the cultivation area in various regions has gradually expanded, and the varieties have become very abundant. So how do you choose a kiwifruit variety? Which kiwifruit varieties are good? Let's find out together.
How do you choose a kiwifruit variety?
1. Match the site to the plant
You need to be clear about the geographical location of your planting site, the soil environment of the orchard, and the climate changes across the four seasons, and you also need to be clear about the varietal characteristics of kiwifruit, the stress resistance of the variety, and the adaptability of the variety. Follow the principle of matching the site to the plant, and use this to determine a suitable variety.
2. Market demand
When choosing a variety, the first consideration is the positioning of the sales market: whether it is local sales or outside sales, early-maturing or late-maturing, southern or northern, and then choose the variety according to the requirements of consumers at the sales location for the fruit.
3. Planting scale
The planting scale determines the number of varieties to plant. With a large planting scale, you can choose several varieties, but you need to combine market and other factors to arrange the proportion of different varieties and maturity periods. With a small planting scale, the number of varieties should be fewer, to avoid the inconvenience that too many varieties bring to cultivation management and sales.
4. Planting purpose
One is to see whether the kiwifruit being planted is a fresh-eating type or a processing type. Fresh-eating kiwifruit has higher requirements for the flesh and appearance quality of the variety, while processing type has lower requirements. The other is to see whether the kiwifruit being planted is valued for direct economic benefits or indirect economic benefits. The former generally has a larger planting area and higher yield; the latter generally focuses on highlighting the uniqueness of the variety, attracting tourists for sightseeing, or ecological tourism construction, and so on.
Which kiwifruit varieties are good?
1. Gold Fruit kiwifruit: native to New Zealand, named for its yellow flesh when ripe. Gold Fruit is diploid, the fruit is long ovate, medium-sized, the flesh is yellow to golden yellow, sweet with aroma, fine and tender, and rich in flavor.
2. Red-fleshed kiwifruit: the red-fleshed kiwifruit fruit is cylindrical and also obovate, the skin is thin and green, the flesh is yellow-green, and the flavor is unique. It enters full fruiting in the fourth year, and the full fruiting period generally lasts 30 to 40 years, with a long economic life. In addition, red-fleshed kiwifruit has strong wind resistance and strong resistance to brown spot, leaf spot, and canker.
3. Guichang kiwifruit: Guichang kiwifruit, with its unique quality, was rated as a "Guizhou Province High-Quality Agricultural Product" and a "Guiyang City Tourism Product" in 2000. The flesh is emerald green, with the unique quality of fine and tender flesh, juicy meat, abundant juice, clear sweetness and refreshing taste, and moderate sweet-and-sour flavor.
4. Cuixiang kiwifruit: a variety selected by the Xi'an Kiwifruit Research Institute from wild resources at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, with a commercial rate of 90%, dark green flesh, and good quality. It has the advantages of early maturity, high yield, rich aroma, emerald green flesh, cold resistance, wind resistance, and disease resistance.
5. Wuzhi No. 3: bred by the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the fruit is oval, the flesh is light green, and the core is yellow. The flesh is fine, juicy, rich in flavor, and top-grade in quality. The advantage of this variety is that the plant grows vigorously and mainly sets fruit in inflorescences; a three-year-old tree yields 15-17 kg per plant, and it is relatively resistant to disease and drought.
The above are the principles for choosing kiwifruit varieties and an introduction to some high-quality varieties. We hope it is helpful to everyone.
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