Details for: PI 556082, Ribes rubrum L., 'Primus'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes rubrum L.
Cultivar:
'Primus'
Origin:
Developed – Slovakia
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Ribes rubrum L.
Cultivar:
'Primus'
Origin:
Developed – Slovakia
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
08 Nov 1989
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
1977.
Slovakia
Comment: cultivar released in 1977
Developer(s):
Donated
08 November 1989.
England, United Kingdom
Comment: Cuttings from Brogdale Farm, UK via Steve McKay (California) to NCGR-Corvallis.
Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Primus'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: RED CURRANT
red fruited currant

BO 122
Type: Other or unclassified name
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

Ribes rubrum
Type: Site identifier
Group: SPECIES
accession preserved for genes

CRIB 729
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

DUPL=729.001
Type: Site identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CRIB 497
Type: Inventory

Narrative
A VERY SWEET AND TASTY white currant. Primus produces a compact bush with long, long fruiting clusters. The primus fruit is self pollinating and very high in vitamin C. The unique flavor of this, the sweetest of the currant, make Primus a must for the serious novelty currant and fruit grower.Season: early midseason, beginning July in Switzerland. Plant: healthy, upright growth Fruit: creamy white berries, medium sized on long strigs, good flavor Yield: high Pests and Diseases: medium Value: commercial production for fresh market, mixed berry fruit trays, and home gardens. G. Spiegler, 1995. A high yielding, fresh market white currant. Fruit: medium-early ripening, good quality. Plant: high yield, very vigorous. Daubeny, 1996.

Tested as BO 122
Ribes rubrum L.
Genus:
Ribes
Subgenus:
Ribes
Section:
Ribes
Family:
Grossulariaceae
Nomen number:

31860
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:200. 1753
Comment:
non Ribes rubrum auct. nonn. (= R. spicatum E. Robson)
Verified:
11/27/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ribes rubrum L. var. rubrum

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ribes vulgare Lam.
Ribes vulgare Lam. var. vulgare

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ribes rubrum L. var. sativum Rchb.
Ribes sativum (Rchb.) Syme
Ribes sylvestre (Lam.) Mert. & W. D. J. Koch
Ribes vulgare Lam. var. macrocarpum Jancz.
Ribes vulgare Lam. var. sylvestre Lam.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon currant as Ribes sativum1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: accepts for Ribes spicatum Robson
Englishgarden currant as Ribes sativum1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: accepts for Ribes spicatum Robson
Englishred currant  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: accepts for Ribes spicatum Robson
Englishred garden currant  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishwhite currant  1Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Danishribs  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
English (Canada)European red currant  Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 130.
Frenchgroseillier à grappes  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Frenchgroseillier commun  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchgroseillier rouge  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)gadellier rouge Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 130.
GermanRibisel  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Germanrote Johannisbeere  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanweiße Johannisbeere  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianribes rosso  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Italianribisi  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Japanese Rōmajiaka-suguri as Ribes sativum2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Ribes sativum (Rchb.) Syme
Japanese Rōmajifusa-suguri  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Spanishgrosellero común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrosellero rojo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishröda vinbär  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesehong cha biao zi  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transliterated Russiansmorodina krasnaâ  2Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 15 Dec 1995, from Ribes hybr. to Ribes rubrum L.
Other Links
Actions
  • Inactivated Accession: Duplicate of PI 556094. 25 Jan 2021.
  • Accession Has Site Narrative: Traits = LATE, RUN-OFF MEDIUM, MILDEW RESISTANT, RUST SUSCEPTIBLE.
Pathogens
Bioassay
  • Vein banding virus symptoms. POSITIVE Inventory: CRIB 497 .001 PL
Herbaceous tests
  • Chenopodium quinoa. NEGATIVE Inventory: CRIB 497 .001 PL
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Heinemann's Rote Spatlese x Red Lake