Details for: CRIB 1012, Ribes nigrum L., 'Ben Tirran'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes nigrum L.
Cultivar:
'Ben Tirran'
Origin:
Developed – Scotland, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
16 Jan 1995
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes nigrum L.
Cultivar:
'Ben Tirran'
Origin:
Developed – Scotland, United Kingdom
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
16 Jan 1995
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1989.
Scotland, United Kingdom
Comment: Cultivar introduced in 1989.
Developer(s):
Donated
16 January 1995.
British Columbia, Canada
Comment: Received from Lejeune to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Ben Tirran'
Type: Cultivar name

CRIB 1012
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

CURRANT-BLACK
Type: Site identifier
Group: CROPTYPE

DUPL=1172.001
Type: Site identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

Narrative
A late-ripening blackcurrant suited to processing. Orig. in Invergowrie, Scotland, by R. Brennan and M. Anderson, Scottish Crop Res. Inst. Ben Lomond x [(Seabrook's Black x Amos Black) x (Seabrook's Black x Ribesia sp.)]; Introd. in 1989. Marketing rights held by Smith Kline Beecham Consumer Brands. Fruit: me-dium size; late ripening; suitable for fresh and processing; suitable for machine harvest. Plant: consistently high yield; upright habit; late flowering and avoids frost. Resistant to American powdery mildew and leafspot.

named for the mountain, Ben Tirran, in Scotland

Ben Tirran Currently restricted to certain growers (protected by Plant Variety Rights in the UK, Denmark, France and the Netherlands). Parentage: Ben Lomond x [(Seabrooks Black x Amos Black) x (Seabrooks Black x Ribes sp)] Flowering: 1 week later than Ben Lomond. Cropping season: 3 to 7 days later than Ben Lomond. Productivity: Yields are similar to Ben Alder and usually slightly below Ben Lomond but consistently and substantially above cv Baldwin. Growth Habit: Reasonably upright with good vigour and ease of mechanical harvesting. Fruit Quality: Similar to Ben Lomond and suitable for all processing requirements. Post-harvest deterioration of fruit is less than that of Ben Alder in some areas. Disease and Pest Resistance: Mildew resistant, but susceptible to gall mite and leaf curling midge SCRI
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:
Ben Lomond x [(Seabrook's Black x Amos Black) x (Seabrook's black x Ribesia sp.)]
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