Co-operating with Australian passionfruit industry.

The article discusses the problems encountered in growing Australian passionfruits in New Zealand. Jay Anderson, plant pathologist, says the plants are grafted because of soil disease wherein the rootstock being chosen for its malady resistance and quarantined to avoid cross pollination. Moreover, the Australian passionfruit orchards tend to be larger than the average ones in New Zealand with Australian growers often call them as a semi-retirement venture.