Sunday 8 March 2015

Exploring kiwifruit

I have learned that there is so much more to kiwifruit than just eating them.

Finding out how fast they grow and when they grow the fastest is very important too. How much sugar they have in them and when the plant adds the sugar to the fruit, is important too.

Did you know that we as people can manipulate the plant to put more sugar into the fruit? This sugar is good for you as it is fructose and glucose sugar.

People also get together to discuss how healthy the plants are, how much fruit is on the plant, whether they drop their fruit before being ready for picking, whether they have enough leaves to cover and feed the plants, etc. Did you know that each fruit needs at least 5 leaves to feed it?



We have to weigh the fruit in the orchard as well as in the laboratory. We have to be very accurate and label everything very accurately too. Scientists cannot make mistakes with their data.








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