Allison
An early-to-mid-season female variety valued for heavy, reliable cropping and good fruit size, often the top yielder in Indian hill trials. Suits slightly lower, warmer kiwi sites than Hayward.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Kiwi
- Type
- Grafted vine (female)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Female; early-to-mid season; first commercial crop ~4тАУ5 years
- Expected yield
- Very high and reliable; among the top yielders in Indian trials
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Allison is an early-to-mid-season female kiwi that is often the top yielder in Indian hill trials, prized for heavy, reliable cropping and good fruit size. It performs well on slightly lower, warmer kiwi sites than Hayward needs, which makes it a mainstay of Himachal, Uttarakhand and north-east plantings. Its fruit does not store quite as long as Hayward's, so it is well suited to the fresh market and earlier marketing. Like all female varieties it needs a compatible male pollinator flowering with it for good fruit set.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Spacing4тАУ5 m between vines; one male per 5тАУ8 females
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Female; early-to-mid season; first commercial crop ~4тАУ5 years
Expected yield
Very high and reliable; among the top yielders in Indian trials
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance widely documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Very high, reliable yield тАФ often the best cropper in Indian hill trials.
- Suits slightly lower, warmer sites than Hayward, widening where it can be grown.
Things to consider
- Stores less long than Hayward тАФ better for fresh/earlier market than long cold storage.
- Female only тАФ needs a compatible male pollinator.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Arunachal Pradesh