Effect of staminate kiwifruit vine distribution and flower number on kiwifruit pollination

The effect of staminate kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa ) vine distributions and flower numbers on pollination was investigated. There was no significant difference in seed numbers or fruit weight from orchards with 1:3 to 1:8 staminate: pistillate vines distributions. There was, however, a significant decline in seed numbers with increasing distances between staminate rows in orchards with strip or overhead staminate vines. Decreasing the number of staminate flowers on vines by 25, 50, and 90% had no significant effect on fruit size.