Release of hairless kiwifruit 'Eldorado' and 'Nugget', and 'Early Bird' pollinizer for further evaluation.

摘要

The Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, UC-Davis, California, USA, is releasing 2 relatively hairless kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) cultivars, Eldorado and Nugget, and an early flowering male pollinizer, Early Bird. The seedlings originated from a test plot of A. chinensis and A. deliciosa. The seeds were germinated in the laboratory and 120 seedlings were transplanted. Among the seedlings, 5 produced fruits lacking the tough bristle-like trichomes, which are typical of A. deliciosa. The characteristics of the cultivars are briefly described.