Kiwi fruit vines are in full flower now and make an attractive sight. As a dioecious-plant, male and female carried on different ones, and it is at this stage sexes can be made. Female plants tend to produce single flowers, whereas the male ones are predominantly in clusters. Floral features also help in identifying the sex of the plant.
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59Kiwi fruit vines are in full flower now and make an attractive sight. As a dioecious-plant, male and female carried on different ones, and it is at this stage sexes can be made. Female plants tend to produce single flowers, whereas the male ones are predominantly in clusters. Floral features also help in identifying the sex of the plant. Press, 26 November 1982, Page 14
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