Kiwifruitvariety

Zes008

Also known as Zespri RubyRed

Zespri RubyRed

A sweet, soft kiwifruit crossed in 2005 and introduced in 2020.

Origin · Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Released 2020

Taste & texture

Sweetness
sweet
Firmness
soft

How to spot it

Weight
Fruit weight
62.3-87 g

Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.

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Context & source
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Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.
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as_reported
Fruit weight
73.5 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/1/qualifier
as_reported

Harvest & storage

Storage
storage life 4-5 months, fruit firmness >0.5 kgf under cold storage, controlled atmosphere
Harvest
skin greenish brown (RHS 152A at harvest, RHS 152C at eating maturity), harvest late March to early April.

Origin & family

Where Zes008 began

Recorded origin

Te Puke, Bay of Plenty

New Zealand

Crossed
2005
Selected
2011
Released
2020

Family tree

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Field notes

Soluble solids (°Brix)
18.7-23.9 °Brix

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/soluble solids brix/scope
Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.
/details/observations/1/value/soluble solids brix/observations/0/qualifier
as_reported
21.1 °Brix

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/soluble solids brix/scope
Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.
/details/observations/1/value/soluble solids brix/observations/1/qualifier
as_reported
Original source notes
Harvestskin greenish brown (RHS 152A at harvest, RHS 152C at eating maturity), harvest late March to early April.
Measurements
Fruit weight (g)
62.3-87, 73.5
Soluble solids (°Brix)
18.7-23.9, 21.1

Register-described fruit or cluster measurements in the source trial context; treatment-specific observations are not species-wide constants.

Storagestorage life 4-5 months, fruit firmness >0.5 kgf under cold storage, controlled atmosphere
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