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Origin
Augustus is from a cross between Jonkheer van Tets and Ribes
multiflorum selected in 1963 and introduced in 1995
Cropping Season and Growth Habit
Augustus is a very late ripening variety. Later than Rovada and
Roodneus picking starts in the last week of August. The plants are
vigorous.
Fruit Quality
The fruit has different sizes from large to small on the strigs.
Augustus is excellent for cold storage under ultra low oxygen
conditions. Growers keep the fruit in cold store until the end of
April, and sell them as fresh products as the strigs are still bright
green. The variety is also good for machine harvesting.
Disease Resistance
Augustus is a healthy strong growing plant. So far it has shown to
be resistant to American gooseberry mildew (Sphaerotheca morsuvae) and
leafspot (Pseudopeziza ribis). The fruit tolerates wet conditions
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