From: Fruit development of the diploid kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A'
Stage | BBCH description | BBCH Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A' | Days after anthesis (DAA) |
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65 | Fully open flowers | Fully open flower | 0 |
70 | Fruit set | Fruit set; petals have abscised, fruit about to grow | 10 |
71 | 10% fruit growth | Fruit reached 10% final weight | 25 |
72 | Â | Fruit reached 20% final weight | Â |
73 | Â | Fruit reached 30% final weight; minimum dry matter | 45 |
74 | Â | Fruit reached 40% final weight | Â |
75 | 50% fruit growth | Fruit reached 50% final weight; growth slowing | 60 |
76 | Â | Fruit reached 60% final weight | Â |
77 | Â | Fruit reached 70% final weight; maximum acids | 100 |
78 | Â | Fruit reached 80% final weight; seeds start to change colour | 115 |
79 | Fruit finished growth | Fruit reached 90% final weight | 140 |
80 | Fruit mature | Mature fruit; seeds 95% black; outer pericarp starts to change colour | 155 |
83 | Â | Start of rapid increase in soluble sugars | 175 |
84 | Â | Maximum starch | 190 |
85 | Colour change finished | Outer pericarp turned yellow (100° hue angle) | 200 |
87 | Softening starts | Start of flesh softening | 210 |
88 | Â | Rapid flesh softening | 225 |
89 | Eating ripe | Fruit 10 N firmness softening slows | 237 |
90 | Plant senescence | Production of autocatalytic ethylene | 270-285 |
92 | Â | Fruit less than 4 N, senescence | > 300 |