............................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................. iii List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ..................................................................................................................... vi List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... vii Literature Review .............................................................................................................. 1 Literature Cited ..................................................................................................... 11 The Effects of Fruit Size on Storage Life and Fruit Quality Attributes of Three Varieties of Actinidia chinensis......................................................................15 Literature Cited ..................................................................................................... 29 Appendix A: Tables ............................................................................................... 31 The Postharvest Life and Fruit Quality Attributes of Actinidia chinensis ‘AU Golden Sunshine’ and ‘Hort 16A’ Grown in Central Alabama ......................................... 37 Literature Cited ..................................................................................................... 47 Appendix A: Tables ............................................................................................... 49 Appendix B: Figures .............................................................................................. 50 Conclusion and Future Research ..................................................................................... 53 Literature Cited ................................................................................................................ 57