Called “Chinese gooseberry” in GBIF
Actinidia is a genus of woody and, with a few exceptions, dioecious plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, and extending north to southern areas of Russian Far East and south into Indochina. The genus includes shrubs growing to 6 metres tall, and vigorous, strong-growing vines, growing up to 30 m (100 ft) in tree canopies. They mostly tolerate temperatures down to around −15 °C (5 °F), and some are much hardier.
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Kiwifruit vines in waterlogged soils typically die within days — this rootstock survives, and the...
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Scientists assembled a complete, high-quality genome of a waterlogging-tolerant kiwifruit rootstock, revealing how its six-copy (hexaploid) genome is structured and identifying a specific gene that, when boosted, helps kiwifruit survive flooded conditions.
