The Kiwi fruit known scientifically as Actinidia deliciosa belongs to the family Actinidiaceae and were brought to New Zealand from China by missionaries in the early 20th century. Native to Central China, kiwifruits were originally known as ‘Yang Tao’ and the other known names throughout the century, including ‘melonette’, ‘strange fruit’, ‘mihoutao’ or ‘monkey fruit’.
The leading producers of kiwifruit in the world are Italy, China, New Zealand, Chile, France, Japan, Spain, Australia and the United States. Italy is the world’s largest kiwi producer, because they applied its successful yield boosting grape technology to kiwis. The kiwifruit is one of the exotic fruit with a very interesting facts and its recent popularity reflects a combination of its taste, nutritional value, and unique appearance. Kiwis are even newer to India, it was introduced as an ornamental plant at....
