Kiwiberryvariety
Hortgem Rua
Also known as E4I6
E4I6
A sweet, aromatic kiwiberry crossed in 1987 and selected in 1998.
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Origin · Auckland, New Zealand
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Taste & texture
- Sweetness
- sweet
- Scent
- aromatic
How to spot it
- Weight
- Fruit weight16.4 g
Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.
journals.ashs.org ↗Context & source
- /details/observations/1/value/fruit mass g/scope
- Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.
- /details/observations/1/value/fruit mass g/observations/0/qualifier
- as_reported
Harvest & storage
- Storage
- stores 3-5 weeks at 0 °C
- Harvest
- matures February in Te Puke, New Zealand.
Origin & family
Where Hortgem Rua began
Recorded origin
Auckland
New Zealand
- Institution
- HortResearch
- Crossed
- 1987
- Selected
- 1998
Hortgem Rua’s family
3 varieties · 2 recorded linksArrows follow parents → children
This variety
Hortgem Rua
Auckland, New Zealand
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Field notes
Original source notes
- ripeness cue
- Flesh color change occurs as a progression from green to a more red color; this reddening typically occurring at the end of the fruit that softened first; from the stem end down · New Zealandpatents.google.com ↗
Harvest
matures February in Te Puke, New Zealand.Measurements
- Fruit weight (g)
- 16.4
Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.