Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit has won two awards at the NZ Innovation Awards. Bryan Parkes, Zespri operations manager, said Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit had been a fantastic commercial success. "SunGold was developed in the Zespri-Plant & Food Research new cultivar breeding programme with the support of the NZ government and it's been a real game-changer for the industry." It had a great reception around the world, driving up demand, earning premium prices and generating value for kiwifruit growers. "It's takes a long time to commercialise a new cultivar, SunGold was commercialised in 2010 and has almost entirely replaced the previous gold cultivar Zespri Gold or Hort16A, which was very susceptible to Psa," Mr Parkes said.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 21, 2016 04:18 UTC