biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 39:615-622, 1997 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1000991101418

Analysis of the growth kinetic of fruits of Actinidia deliciosa

P.P. Gallego1, A. Martinez2, I. Zarra1
1 Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología-CC del Mar, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
2 Laboratorio de Edafología Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Growth rate of fruit of Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) Liang and Fergusoncv. Hayward, measured as increase in fresh mass, followed a simple sigmoidal trend showing two stages in all the seasons studied (1987 - 1989). However, growth profiles were statistically different from year to year in both shape and mean reached. The data suggest an important effect of climatic factors on growth, mainly rainfall, which may explain the differences in growth curves between seasons. Significant correlations between relative growth index and length and/or diameter were found which can be used for a non-destructive determination of Actinidia deliciosa fruit growth.

Keywords: climate; growth profiles; kiwifruit; non-destructive measurement; rainfall
Subjects: Actinidia deliciosa; growth kinetic, fruit; growth seasonal changes; kiwifruit, fruit growth; non-destructive measurement, fruit growth; rainfall, fruit growth

Prepublished online: May 1, 1997; Published: December 1, 1997  Show citation

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Gallego, P.P., Martinez, A., & Zarra, I. (1997). Analysis of the growth kinetic of fruits of Actinidia deliciosa. Biologia plantarum, 39(4), 615-622. doi: 10.1023/A:1000991101418
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