Details for: CRIB 963, Ribes nigrum L., 'Ben Nevis'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes nigrum L.
Cultivar:
'Ben Nevis'
Origin:
Developed – Scotland, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 Jun 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes nigrum L.
Cultivar:
'Ben Nevis'
Origin:
Developed – Scotland, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
06 Jun 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1974.
Scotland, United Kingdom

Developer(s):
Donated
06 June 1994.
Maryland, United States
Comment: Received from Brogdale Exp. Hort. Sta., England via NPGQL at Glenn Dale, Maryland to NCGR-Corvallis.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Ben Nevis'
Type: Cultivar name

CANADA RIB0133
Type: Institute identifier
Group: CANADA CGB
Canadian Clonal Gene Bank

CURRANT-BLACK
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

Q 27855, DUPL=371.001
Type: Site identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

Narrative
A large-fruited blackcurrant with good frost toler-ance. Orig. in *Invergowrie, Scotland, by M. Anderson, Scottish Crop Res. Inst. (Consort x Magnus) x (Brodtorp x Janslunda); Introd. in 1974. Fruit: large; intensely colored juice; good color stability; suited to machine harvest; can show preharvest drop if harvest is delayed. Plant: vigorous, taller than Ben Lomond; flowers have good frost tolerance; high chilling requirement. Resistant to leaf spot; some resistance to American powdery mildew but breakdown has occurred; susceptible to gall mite and white pine blister rust.

named for the mountain, Ben Nevis, in Scotland
Ribes nigrum L.
Genus:
Ribes
Subgenus:
Ribes
Section:
Botrycarpum
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Nomen number:

31845
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:201. 1753
Verified:
02/17/1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Ribes nigrum L. var. europaeum Jancz. (0 active accession[s])
Ribes nigrum L. var. nigrum (5 active accession[s])
Ribes nigrum L. var. sibiricum W. Wolf (3 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ribes nigrum L. f. chlorocarpum (Späth) Rehder
Ribes nigrum L. var. chlorocarpum Späth

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack currant  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)black currant Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 129-130.
Frenchcassis  2American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
Frenchcassissier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgadellier noir  2FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Frenchgroseillier noir  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)gadellier noir Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 129-130.
GermanAhlbeere  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Germanschwarze Johannisbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianribes nero  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Japanese Rōmajikuro-fusa-suguri  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Japanese Rōmajikuro-suguri  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portuguesegroselheira-preta  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese (Brazil)groselheira-negra  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Spanishcasis  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrosellero negro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishsvarta vinbär  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehei cha biao zi  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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Pedigree
Description:
(Consort x Magnus) x (Brodtorp x Jaslunda)
Intellectual Property Rights
Foreign patent or license.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
DISEASEWhite Pine Blister RustResistance to White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola Fischer). The ratings are obtained by visually assessing the abaxial (underside) of Ribes leaves in late summer, between August and October.0 - No reading0RIBES.CORVALLIS.95.HUMMERCRIB 963 .001 PLNot Available
DISEASEWhite Pine Blister RustResistance to White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola Fischer). The ratings are obtained by visually assessing the abaxial (underside) of Ribes leaves in late summer, between August and October.1 - No uredia present0RIBES.CORVALLIS.96.HUMMERCRIB 963 .001 PLNot Available