Purpose To describe the nutritional and health attributes of kiwifruit and the benefits relating
to improved nutritional status, digestive, immune and metabolic health. The review includes …

Kiwifruit is the most well‐known crop in the genus Actinidia. Although Actinidia fruit sales in
the international market are dominated by a single kiwifruit cultivar Actinidia deliciosa …

Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) is one of the popular fruits world‐wide, and its quality is mainly
determined by key metabolites (sugars, flavonoids, and vitamins). Previous works on …

MYB transcription factors (TF s) regulate diverse plant developmental processes and
understanding their roles in controlling pigment accumulation in fruit is important for …

The scientific community continues to take interest in the types and levels of flavonoids in
foods because of the consistent evidence regarding beneficial health effects of dietary …

Anthocyanin concentration is an important determinant of the colour of many fruits. In apple
(Malus× domestica), centuries of breeding have produced numerous varieties in which …

Many Actinidia cultivars are characterized by anthocyanin accumulation, specifically in the
inner pericarp, but the underlying regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Here we report …

Annualization of woody perennials has the potential to revolutionize the breeding and
production of fruit crops and rapidly improve horticultural species. Kiwifruit (Actinidia …

* I thank RA Martin and AG Seal for reading parts of the manuscript, FA Gunson and IJ
Warrington for editing the entire manuscript, S. Cookson for preparing Fig. 1.1, and B. Shaw …

Green synthesis of fluorescent nitrogen doped carbon dots (N-CDs) using Actinidia deliciosa
(A. deliciosa) fruit extract as a carbon precursor and aqueous ammonia as a nitrogen dopant …