Horticultural Science and Technology ISSN:1226-8763(Print) 2465-8588(Online) 원예과학기술지

Kiwifruits introduced to Korea typically have green fruit flesh, yellow flesh, or yellow flesh with red coloration around the core. Here, we describe a new cultivar called ‘Redvita’, the first kiwifruit cultivar of Korea with yellow flesh and red coloration around the core. A conventional field cross was conducted in 2003, and permission for the final release of ‘Redvita’ was obtained in 2012. ‘Redvita’ originates from ‘Red Princess’, a maternal vine known for the red coloration in its flesh. The pollinizer is ‘NHK0013’ (IT233175), which blooms in early May. A principal feature of ‘Redvita’ is its high vitamin C content, which at an average of 140 mg per 100 g of fresh weight is 2 - 4 times higher than other commercial cultivars. The average fruit weight is 97 g; bigger than that of the control cultivar ‘Hongyang’. ‘Redvita’ blooms in mid-May and is usually harvested in early to mid-October, approximately 150 - 160 days after anthesis. ‘Redvita’ produces 3 or 4 flowers per fruiting shoot, with no small lateral flowers, therefore does not need to be thinned before blooming for commercial production. The cultivar is acidulous because of a high titratable acidity content (about 1.5%), which is higher than other cultivars (less than 1.0%). ‘Redvita’ was registered with the Korean Seed and Variety Service in 2015 for plant variety protection rights (no. 5604).