Actinidia rufa explained

Actinidia rufa is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to Taiwan, some of the southwestern South Korean islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern and south-central Japan.[1] A large climbing shrub, it is found in mountain forests at elevations from .[2] As a crop wild relative of kiwifruit, it is being studied for its resistance to frost and to bacterial canker of kiwifruit.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 828407-1 . Actinidia rufa (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. . 17 September 2023 .
  2. Web site: 山梨猕猴桃 shan li mi hou tao . . 2023 . Flora of China . efloras.org . 17 September 2023 .
  3. Expression analysis of defense-related genes in wild kiwifruit (Actinidia rufa) tolerant to bacterial canker . 2021 . Kaji . Ryoma . Yariuchi . Rina . Fujii . Yumi . Taniguchi . Shiduku . Uji . Yuya . Suzuki . Go . Kashihara . Keita . Kisaki . Gan . Suezawa . Katsuhiko . Ohtani . Mamoru . Kataoka . Ikuo . Akimitsu . Kazuya . Gomi . Kenji . Journal of General Plant Pathology . 87 . 6 . 361–365 . 10.1007/s10327-021-01024-7 . 2021JGPP...87..361K . 238733166 .