Our Varieties

The Yanoon BioTech Breeding Program

Based in Changsha China, the Yanoon Jinjing Research Station is the home of the Changsha Yanoon BioTech kiwifruit breeding program. The research station covers an area of 26 hectares and is one of the largest and most comprehensive kiwifruit research bases in the world.

Yanoon uses China’s extensive diversity of Actinidia germplasm resources to carry out large scale breeding work. The station constantly maintains a population of over 20,000 new seedlings for selection, and around 200 new kiwifruit varieties for field comparison tests of kiwifruit. The selections of plants are improved continuously with ongoing breeding work.

The goal of the breeding program is to produce excellent new kiwifruit varieties with great taste, good colour, shape and storability, high yield, heat tolerance and disease tolerance.

Through ongoing, extensive, and systematic breeding, Yanoon is developing a series of superb new kiwifruit varieties, which includes green, yellow, and red flesh colour types, maturing from early to late season.

Varieties Under Evaluation

Yanoon 5

High cropping green variety with very good storage.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Bright Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 100 – 110g
Eating Brix: 15 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 18 – 20 %
Harvest: Mid Oct/ Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. deliciosa
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 26 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: ML-725

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Yanoon 11

Newly released, high cropping, early green variety with very good eating quality and very good storage.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Bright: Green
Fruit shape: Oblong, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 110g
Eating Brix: 18 – 19 Brix
Dry Matter: 21 – 23 %
Harvest: Late Sept/ Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. deliciosa
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 23 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: ML-38

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Yanoon 18

Newly released, large, green variety with excellent eating quality and storage.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, flat end
Average size: 125g
Eating Brix: 19 – 20 Brix
Dry Matter: 21 – 23%
Harvest: Late Oct / Late Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. deliciosa
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 25 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: ML-725

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Yanoon 3

Sweet green variety with high brix and good eating quality.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 90 – 110g
Eating Brix: 16 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 19 – 21 %
Harvest: Early Oct / Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: Medium – Low (> 350 Richardson hours)
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 23 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 15

Newly released, high cropping, large, early sweet green variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Green
Fruit shape: Ovate, round end
Average size: 135g
Eating Brix: 17 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 19 – 20%
Harvest: Early Sept/ Early Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 22 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 17

Newly released, very large, early sweet green variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 130 – 150g
Eating Brix: 18 – 19 Brix
Dry Matter: 20 – 22%
Harvest: Mid Sept / Early Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 20 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 19

Newly released, early sweet green variety with high brix.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, round end
Average size: 115g
Eating Brix: 20 – 21 Brix
Dry Matter: 22 – 24%
Harvest: Mid Sept/ Early Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 20 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 2

Naturally large gold variety with excellent storage.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Short elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 110 – 120g
Eating Brix: 15 – 17 Brix
Dry Matter: 18 – 20 %
Harvest: Late Oct/ Late Season
Storage: Excellent (6 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: Medium – Low (> 350 Richardson hours)
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 16 April (NH)/ 26 Oct (SH)
Pollinator: FS-77/ Skelton CMW 55

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Yanoon 4

Naturally large golden variety with good shape.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Broad ovate, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 110 – 130g
Eating Brix: 16 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 19 – 21 %
Harvest: Late Sep/ Mid Season
Storage: Average (3 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: Medium – Low (> 350 Richardson hours)
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 16 April (NH)/ 30 Oct (SH)
Pollinator: FS-77/ Skelton CMW 55

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Yanoon 6

Unique heart shaped golden variety with bright gold colour and high brix.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit Shape: Short ovate, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 90 - 100g
Eating Brix: 16 - 19 Brix
Dry Matter: 19 – 21 %
Harvest: Early Nov/ Late Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: Medium – Low (> 350 Richardson hours)
Yield: High (> 35 tons)
Flowering: 18 April (NH)/ 23 Oct (SH)
Pollinator: FY-28

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Yanoon 7

Sweet yellow-green variety with excellent eating quality.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Yellow Green
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size: 70 – 80g
Eating Brix: 18 – 20 Brix
Dry Matter: 20 – 23 %
Harvest: Late Sept/ Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: Medium – High (> 30 tons)
Flowering: 16 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: FS-77

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Yanoon 21

Newly released, large, early golden variety with good eating quality and good shape.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit Shape: Ovate, round end
Average size: 120g
Eating Brix: 19 – 20 Brix
Dry Matter: 22 – 24 %
Harvest: Early Sept / Early Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: Medium – Low (> 350 Richardson hours)
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 17 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: J21-238

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Yanoon 24

Newly released, early golden variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Ovate, round end
Average size: 120g
Eating Brix: 19 – 20 Brix
Dry Matter: 20 - 21%
Harvest: Early Sept/ Early Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 20 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 27

Newly released, very sweet, early golden variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly blunt protruding end
Average size 105g
Eating Brix: 21 – 22 Brix
Dry Matter: 23 – 25%
Harvest: Early Sept/ Early Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 18 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: J21-238

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Yanoon 28

Newly released, very large, golden variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Elliptic, strongly blunt protruding end (soft, distinctive beak)
Average size: 130 - 150g
Eating Brix: 17 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 18 – 20%
Harvest: Late Sept/ Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (5 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 18 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: J21-238

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Yanoon 29

Newly released, large, early golden variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Gold
Fruit shape: Ovate, round end
Average size: 110 - 130g
Eating Brix: 18 - 19 Brix
Dry Matter: 20 - 30%
Harvest: Early Sept / Early Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 20 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: CY-41

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Yanoon 31

Newly released, red variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Yellow with Bright Red centre
Fruit shape: Oblong, weakly depressed end
Average size: 105g
Eating Brix: 17 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 20 – 21 %
Harvest: Early Oct/ Mid-Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: Medium (40 tons)
Flowering: 11 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: J24-86

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Yanoon 33

Newly released, large red variety.

Fruit

Flesh colour: Yellow with Light Red centre
Fruit shape: Elliptic, weakly depressed end
Average size: 120g
Eating Brix: 17 – 18 Brix
Dry Matter: 21 – 22 %
Harvest: Late Oct / Late Season
Storage: Very good (4 months storage)

Plant

Species: A. chinensis
Chilling: TBC
Yield: High (> 40 tons)
Flowering: 7 April (Northern Hemisphere)
Pollinator: FY-28

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YN-RT1 Rootstock

  • Species: Actinidia valvata
  • Excellent performance in waterlogged soils.
  • Expected to have high PSA tolerance.

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