CARDROSS grower Daryn Gardner has been dubbed the "King of the Currants", having taken out this year's DriedFruits Australia Top Crop Award.

In what was described as a challenging year for dried fruit growers, Mr Gardner managed to produce 14.469 tonnes to the hectare of Carina currants.

Mr Gardner said the age of his vines hasn't effected the consistency of yields.

"The vines are 20 years old ...