A comprehensive reference text on kiwifruit; their history, plant material, culture, vine physiology, pest and disease control, and fruit utilisation. With a focus on recent threats and opportunities, e.g. climate change, the disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actninidiae, new genetics, new growing areas and technology advances.

Contributions by: Andrew M. Barnett, Melissa A. Broussard, Jayne E. Chamberlain, Michael J. Clearwater, Guglielmo Costa, Filip Debersaques, Bartolomeo Dichio, Irene Donati, Kerry R. Everett, Jinbao Fang, Roberta M. Gentile, Nick Gould, Hongwen Huang, Denise C. Hunter, Piotr Latocha, David P. Logan, Mark A. McNeilage, Alba N. Mininni, Ed R. Morgan, Simona Nardozza, David E. Pattemore, Kevin J. Patterson, Aldo Pollini, Marco Scortichini, Alan Seal, Francesco Spinelli, Raffaele Testolin, Matt D. Templeton, Grant Thorp, Joy L. Tyson, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, Indrakumar Vetharaniam, Ruiling Wang, Anne White, Cristos Xiloyannis, Qiguo Zhuang