Influence of pollen from different species on the fruit quality of ‘Hongyang’ kiwifruit
Weimin Zhong, Qing Liu, Jia Zhou, Sheng Zhang, Binbin Shi, Shiming Han, Te Xu, Yu Liu, Qiangfu Liu, Zhiwei Lei, Dongmei Tang · 2026
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Weimin Zhong and co-authors ask which male kiwifruit plants make the best pollen partners for the Hongyang type, in a 2026 orchard study. Pollen choice can shift fruit size, sweetness, and seed count, an effect growers call xenia. Fruit from vines dusted with pollen from twelve male plants of two species were compared with fruit from a store-bought pollen control.
Male plants of one species bloomed later yet gave more pollen, while six males of the other species bloomed in step with Hongyang. Three of those males scored best as orchard partners on fruit quality and bloom timing combined. Two later blooming males suited hand pollination of stored fruit instead. The scoring weighed fruit weight, sugar balance, vitamin C, flesh color, and seed traits.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Weimin Zhong, Qing Liu, Jia Zhou, Sheng Zhang, Binbin Shi, Shiming Han, Te Xu, Yu Liu, Qiangfu Liu, Zhiwei Lei, Dongmei Tang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66842 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |