[ Objective] The study aimed to explore the softening consenescence mechanism of kiwifruit fruit. [ Method ] Kiwifruit varieties Fengyue and Jinkui were treated with 1% and 3% Ca (NO3)2 and the amylase,cellulase,PG enzyme activities and pectins and starch contents in the softening consenescence course of kiwifruit were determined. [Result] The amylase activity in Fengyue reached peak value on the 60th d after harvest and that in Jinkui reached peak value on the 40th d after harvest,being 4.57 U/mg(FW) ,but they were all lower than that of C...