Nature How kiwi plants’ Shy Girls and Friendly Boys helped them evolve separate sexes These two genes are all it takes to determine the sex of a kiwifruit.

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The above kiwi exploration was prompted by an email from Mike Seeman, who resides in the San Fernando Valley and wants to know if it’s better to grow kiwis from seed or from established plants.

Varieties Kiwi plants need chill in order to fruit, some varieties more than others. Local growers have success with Vincent (female) planted with Tomuri (male).

It was 1969 and Roger Meyer, who loves rare fruit, was looking for something different to plant. Someone handed him a fuzzy brown fruit with an intense green interior. “The kiwi immediately ...

The team then tested the two compounds on rice, kiwi and citrus plant twigs and leaves and found that the new alkaloids could both prevent and treat bacterial infections.

It takes a lot of bad behavior for a plant to land on the USDA's invasive species list, but kudzu (Pueraria montana) has ...

The kiwis are smaller and less dense, a little juicier and have no fuzz. Mammoth staff said they have obtained 200 of the kiwi plants from a Michigan State alumni turned kiwi grower in Washington.

Kiwi vines are dioecious, which means plants are either male or female. The female Red Beauty will produce fruit, but a male pollinator is necessary for fruit production.