AGRIBALKAN 2022 IV. BALKAN AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS, Edirne, Türkiye, 31 Ağustos - 02 Eylül 2022, cilt.1, ss.584-590
Berries are an increasingly important fruit group in the world while have just known inTürkiye. Currant and gooseberry have an important place in this fruit group. Wild forms of these fruits
also common in forest area in Turkey and in the world. These natural populations create a rich source of genes for scientific research and studies. Today, global warming is an increasing crisis
that emerges as a strong situation day by day. It is necessary to spread the culture of resistant
species, which can be succeeded to grow with more limited opportunities in the future. These berries are important for human nutrition with their rich vitamin C and antioxidant activities. It is important to provide the necessary level of knowledge in terms of breeding. For the future of these fruits, first, it is expected to be widely introduced, to spread modern cultivation methods and to solve marketing problems. Generally, large quantities are processed to frozen or dried
fruit, or concentrated fruit juice. A very small amount is consumed as fresh. In the review article presented here, the studies on currant (black, red and white) and gooseberry fruits in Turkey and in the world were discussed, and the problems and solutions in the cultivation of these fruit species were evaluated.
Keywords: Ribes rubrum, Ribes grossulara, breeding, fruit, cultivation