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Temperate Fruit Crops in Warm Climates

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The kiwifruit of commerce are large-fruited selections of Actinidia deliciosa which have been subjected to little genetic selection and are essentially indistinguishable from the plants which grow wild in their natural habitat in China (Ferguson, 1990a). There are more than 50 species and over 100 taxa in the genus Actinidia. Actinidia species can be found from cold-temperate forests to the tropics i.e. from latitude 50° N to the equator (Ferguson, 1990a). However, only a few taxa occur in the north, with most confined to a narrow band between latitudes 25 and 30° N. Ferguson (1990a) concluded that the complexity of varieties and forms in this zone indicates that it is the centre of current evolution. All Actinidia species are perennial climbing or straggling plants.

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Smith, G.S., Walton, E.F. (2000). Kiwifruit. In: Erez, A. (eds) Temperate Fruit Crops in Warm Climates. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3215-4_13

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