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Breeding, Cultivation and Postharvest Managements of Kiwifruit

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Fruit Production Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 9176

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Xiaohong Yao

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Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: kiwifruit breeding; population genomics; quantitative genetics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The kiwifruit is one of the most recently domesticated fruit crops. Kiwifruit is now cultivated in China, New Zealand, Italy and other countries. However, there are many problems in the production process of kiwifruit, such as the instability of varieties, the threat of bacterial soft rot and PSA and the loss in the process of postharvest treatment. Thus, advanced knowledge on the breeding, cultivation physiology and postharvest management of fruit quality is required in order to promote the development of kiwifruit industry.

Therefore, this Special Issue aims to exhibit the advanced scientific information by inviting articles and reviews related to the breeding, diseases and insect pest prevention, cultivation physiology and postharvest management of fruit quality of Actinidia crops.

Dr. Xiaohong Yao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • kiwifruit
  • new cultivars
  • breeding
  • diseases and insect pest prevention
  • cultivation physiology and postharvest management

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Effects of 1-MCP on the Physiological Attributes, Volatile Components and Ester-Biosynthesis-Related Gene Expression during Storage of ‘Jinyan’ Kiwifruit
by Qiang Wang, Xiaoxia An, Miaolian Xiang, Xiu Chen, Zhenyu Luo, Yongqi Fu, Ming Chen and Jinyin Chen
Horticulturae 2021, 7(10), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7100381 - 09 Oct 2021
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The effects of 1.0 μL/L 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on aroma quality and ester-biosynthesis-related gene expression of ‘Jinyan’ kiwifruit during room storage were examined, aiming to provide a theoretical basis and technical reference for the postharvest storage of kiwifruit. The results demonstrate that 1-MCP [...] Read more.
The effects of 1.0 μL/L 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment on aroma quality and ester-biosynthesis-related gene expression of ‘Jinyan’ kiwifruit during room storage were examined, aiming to provide a theoretical basis and technical reference for the postharvest storage of kiwifruit. The results demonstrate that 1-MCP treatment conspicuously inhibited respiration rate, delayed a decrease in fruit firmness and increased soluble solid content (SSC) in ‘Jinyan’ kiwifruit. Compared to the control, the relative content of aroma components markedly changed in 1-MCP treatment kiwifruit during fruit ripening. The characteristic aroma of ‘Jinyan’ kiwifruit included ethyl butanoate, methyl butanoate, E-2-hexanal and hexenal, and 1-MCP treatment significantly reduced the ester content in kiwifruit. During the entire shelf life, the expression levels of AcLOX1, AcLOX5, AcLOX6, AcHPL and AcAAT were significantly inhibited in 1-MCP-treated fruit. However, the transcript level of AcADH was not suppressed by 1-MCP. The lower content of ester volatiles maybe ascribed to the suppression of AcLOXs, AcHPL and AcAAT. Full article
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Intercropping Vicia sativa L. Improves the Moisture, Microbial Community, Enzyme Activity and Nutrient in Rhizosphere Soils of Young Kiwifruit Plants and Enhances Plant Growth
by Qiuping Wang, Cheng Zhang, Jiaohong Li, Xiaomao Wu, Youhua Long and Yue Su
Horticulturae 2021, 7(10), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7100335 - 23 Sep 2021
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Drought, low nutrition, and weeds have become the major limiting factors of young kiwifruit orchards. In this study, the effects of intercropping Vicia sativa L. on the moisture, microbe community, enzyme activity, and nutrients in rhizosphere soils of young kiwifruit plants and their [...] Read more.
Drought, low nutrition, and weeds have become the major limiting factors of young kiwifruit orchards. In this study, the effects of intercropping Vicia sativa L. on the moisture, microbe community, enzyme activity, and nutrients in rhizosphere soils of young kiwifruit plants and their growth were investigated. The results show that intercropping V. sativa could effectively enhance soil moisture by 1.39–1.47 folds compared with clean tillage. Moreover, intercropping V. sativa could significantly (p < 0.01) increase the microbial community, enzyme activity and nutrient of kiwifruit rhizosphere soils, and improve plant height, stem girth, leaf number, maximum leaf length, maximum leaf width, and chlorophyll content of young kiwifruit plants by 43.60%, 18.68%, 43.75%, 18.09%, 21.15%, and 67.57% compared to clean tillage, respectively. The moisture, microbial quantity, enzyme activity, and nutrients in rhizosphere soils of young kiwifruit plants exhibited good correlations with their plant height, stem girth, leaf number, maximum leaf length, maximum leaf width, and chlorophyll content. This study highlights that intercropping V. sativa in young kiwifruit orchard can be used as an effective, labor-saving, economical and sustainable practice to improve the moisture, microbial community, enzyme activity, and nutrient of soils, and enhance kiwifruit plant growth and control weeds. Full article
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Optimizing Seed Germination and Seedling Growth in Different Kiwifruit Genotypes
by Maryam Maghdouri, Mahmood Ghasemnezhad, Babak Rabiei, Morteza Golmohammadi and Arif Atak
Horticulturae 2021, 7(9), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae7090314 - 16 Sep 2021
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The presence of dormant embryos in seeds and nonuniformity in seedling growth are the main limiting factors for kiwifruit propagation. Studies on the germination of hybrid genotypes are limited, especially at different ploidy levels. Low germination percentages and nonuniformity in seedling growth are [...] Read more.
The presence of dormant embryos in seeds and nonuniformity in seedling growth are the main limiting factors for kiwifruit propagation. Studies on the germination of hybrid genotypes are limited, especially at different ploidy levels. Low germination percentages and nonuniformity in seedling growth are two of the limiting factors of kiwifruit breeding, especially new and imported germplasm. The effect of cold moist stratification and growing substances on seed germination and seedling growth, respectively, on different kiwifruit seed populations were evaluated in this study. The effect of cold moist stratification (3, 4 and 5 weeks at 4 °C) and growing substrate composition (peat, perlite and coco peat) on seed germination and seedling growth of different Actinidia genotypes were assessed. In general, increasing stratification period duration often increased germination speed and uniformity. It was also found that increasing the ratio of peat moss improved the vegetative growth parameters of all kiwifruit seedlings. Stratification treatment, light and temperature fluctuation and consequently suitable substrate can accelerate and increase the production of seedlings and reduce seedling losses. It was also found that peat–perlite (1:1) medium was the best medium for kiwifruit seedling growth. Full article
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