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Actinidia chinensis

Chinese Gooseberry · Chinese Soft-hair Kiwi · Golden Kiwi

Family ActinidiaceaeGenus Actinidia

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
Perennial, Shrub, VinePLANTS Database
Native range
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Southern Asia, Taiwan, conterminous 48 United StatesGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports 4 treatments. All are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Clean the flesh off the seed

  2. Leach in running water

    Duration: 7 days

    Washed and cleaned daily for seven days.

  3. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

7 days from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

96% germination in 21 days.

This is the kiwi fruit. Light lifts germination from 41% to 96%.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88Public domain
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Actinidla (Dllleniaceae). A. chinensis is the commercial fruit called kiwi. Seed WC 7 d germ. 70D(41%), 70L(96%), and 70D GA-3(96%) all in the 3rd w. A 3 m period at 40 was fatal, and only 1% of the seeds survived.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Clean the flesh off the seed

  2. Leach in running water

    Duration: 7 days

    Washed and cleaned daily for seven days.

  3. Gibberellic acid soak

  4. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

7 days from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

96% germination in 21 days.

GA-3 in the dark does what light does.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88Public domain
Show the original text
Actinidla (Dllleniaceae). Seed WC 7 d germ. 70D(41%), 70L(96%), and 70D GA-3(96%) all in the 3rd w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 3

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Clean the flesh off the seed

  2. Leach in running water

    Duration: 7 days

    Washed and cleaned daily for seven days.

  3. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

7 days from start to sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

41% germination in 21 days.

In the dark germination is less than half what it is in light.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88Public domain
Show the original text
Actinidla (Dllleniaceae). A. chinensis is the commercial fruit called kiwi. Seed WC 7 d germ. 70D(41%), 70L(96%), and 70D GA-3(96%) all in the 3rd w.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 4

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

about 3 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

1% germination.

Three months at 40 killed almost all the seed.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88Public domain
Show the original text
A 3 m period at 40 was fatal, and only 1% of the seeds survived.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Actinidia p. 88. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.