ABSTRACT

This book provides authoritative information on the biology and history of growing currants, gooseberries, and jostaberries (gooseberry/currant hybrids) as commercial crops in the United States. The authors present in detail the necessary components of successful culture, including site and soil selection, site design, propagation, cultivar selection, and pest and disease management. With tables, figures, and forms to assist you in selecting, purchasing, harvesting, and marketing Ribes cultivars, this book will help you set up and maintain a currant or gooseberry farm and effectively competing in the world market.

chapter Chapter 2|25 pages

Genetics, Growth, Development, and Fruit Composition

chapter Chapter 3|7 pages

Propagation

chapter Chapter 4|14 pages

Selecting a Planting Site

chapter Chapter 5|12 pages

Designing a Currant, Gooseberry, or Jostaberry Farm

chapter Chapter 6|10 pages

Preparing a Site for Planting

chapter Chapter 7|35 pages

Ribes Cultivars

chapter Chapter 8|6 pages

Planting and Establishing Ribes

chapter Chapter 9|34 pages

Crop Management

chapter Chapter 10|17 pages

Pests and Diseases of Ribes

chapter Chapter 11|16 pages

Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing Ribes Crops

chapter Chapter 12|29 pages

Breeding Currants, Gooseberries, and Jostaberries