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

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF RAISINS FROM GRAPES: Consumer demand is constantly on the rise for better and more nutritious fruit products, from traditional process to new, high value-added products such as fruit raisins. this changing market preference reinforces the importance of study and research on raw fruit material in the food industry, and consequently the relevance of several processing technologies used for raisins production. Raisin is one of the important processed product obtained from grapes. Raisins are prepared mainly from seedless grapes. In India both seedless and seeded varieties are used for raisin making. The Seeded raisins called as 'Manuka' are used for their therapeutic value; while seedless raisins known as 'Kishmish' are used at festive occasions both religious and social. However, the complex nature of fruits and its biological properties continues to pose a major challenge for process engineers. Production Technology of Raisins from Grapes provides an engineering perspective on raisin processing.