Abstract:

‘Moshan Xiong 3’is a new late-flowering pollenizer of kiwifruit，which was selected from the wild resources of Actinidia deliciosa. The vine of‘Moshan Xiong 3’is vigorous and easy to blooming. The bud break rate is 57% and flowering rate is 95%. Flowers are white and large in amount，and it has 41 mm corolla diameter，1.9 mm × 1.0 mm anther size，8–10 petals and approximate 168 filaments.‘Moshan Xiong 3’produces a larger number of flowers and abundant pollen with 73%–82% germination rate. In Wuhan，flowering is in early April and late May，flowering lasting 12–13 days.‘Moshan Xiong 3’and more than 20 female varieties（‘Jinkui’，‘Hayward’，‘Miliang 1’，etc）bloom at the same time.

Key words: kiwifruit, late-flowering, pollination, cultivar