How to distinguish whether kiwifruit is inflated or not? With reference to maturity and picking time

For growers, how to identify kiwifruit that has been inflated? Is the ripening and picking time of kiwifruit determined?

How to identify kiwifruit with swelling agent?

Feature 1: the shape of the high-quality kiwifruit without expansion agent is regular, mostly long oval, large and small, the navel is small and round, shrinks inward, the pericarp is yellowish brown and the color is uniform, and the hairs are fine and not easy to fall off.

The kiwifruit with expanding agent is irregular, the navel is long and thick, protruding outward, the pericarp is green, there is a "yin and yang face" phenomenon, and the fruit hair is thick and easy to fall off.

Feature 2: the core of the fruit without expansion agent is green, sour and sweet, while the fruit with expansion agent is thick, the flesh turns yellow and the taste becomes light after ripening.

Feature 3: the core of kiwifruit with expansion agent is hollow, and the core of kiwifruit without expansion agent is solid.

Feature 4: the kiwifruit shape of kiwifruit without expansion agent is smaller, and the fruit shape of kiwifruit with large expansion agent is larger.

Feature 5: the core of kiwifruit without swelling agent has radial rays, and the radiation of large expansion agent is irregular.

Feature 6: the kiwifruit pericarp without swelling agent is naturally dark brown, while the kiwifruit peel with expansion agent is yellowing.

When will kiwifruit ripen?

The florescence of kiwifruit is in June and the ripening period is from August to October. The ripe fruit is about the size of a duck egg. The dark brown and hairy skin is generally not eaten, while inside it is bright green pulp and rows of black seeds, named because the skin looks like a macaque.

When will kiwifruit be picked?

The best time for picking kiwifruit is when the temperature does not rise before 10:00, and be sure to handle it gently when picking. The storage life and quality of kiwifruit are greatly affected by the maturity of kiwifruit at the time of harvest. Early or too late harvest will affect the quality and flavor of kiwifruit, and it must go through the quality formation period to fully mature. According to the fruit development period, the suitable harvest time is when the soluble solids content of the fruit is 6-7%.

The above is a summary of the relevant content about kiwifruit, in fact, kiwifruit planting is not difficult, but need to have experience to manage.