Over 80 years of UC research plus industry and grower experience and innovation are brought together in this production manual. Covers all aspects of the California system of raisin production from vineyard planting and development, pest management, cultural practices, harvesting, drying, handling, and economic considerations, to inspection and marketing. Chapters on grapevine physiology, growth and development, fruitfulness, fruit ripening and drying, characteristics, and raisin quality factors reveal the latest in technology and best practices. This 280 page manual is illustrated with 86 color and black and white photographs, 44 tables, and 72 graphs and line drawings. A detailed appendix outlines resources and organizations in the California raisin industry.

Many people make their living and gain wealth by cultivating the raisin grapes, and many people search for books to study the methods of cultivation, pruning, fixing, and packing while waiting for their vines to bear. This work on the raisin industry answers all the questions one has concerning raisin cultivation. The writer provides every detail related to raisins in the book. He starts by delivering a brief history and moves forward to describe the condition in which raisins thrive, the diseases that may affect the cultivation, their cures, etc. This treatise is of great interest to any individual wanting to start raisin cultivation or those who have succeeded in the field. Contents include: Historical Raisin Districts Climatic Conditions, Soils, Location and Irrigation The Raisin Grapes Diseases and Insect Pests The Raisin Vineyard Drying and Curing The Packing-house Statistics of Importation, Production and Prices Through the California Raisin Districts Raisin-growers and Their Vineyards