Among the fruit-trees cultivated in Brazil, the kiwifruit, recently introduced, has increased its importance. It's a temperate climate fruit and has a good aclimatation in mild climate. Cultivars with low cold hibernal requirements allowing its cultivation in Brazil Southern and South-east regions. Its cultivation has restrictions in places with water deficits and with intense winds. This paper reports technical informations about kiwifruit growth, requirements of soil and climate conditions and cultivars and orchard management. It also deseribes propagation methods, pests and diseases that may occur in the region and postharvest handling.
Kiwifruit; cultivars; production