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Diseases

Powdery Mildew of Black Currant

Ribes nigrum L.

A fungal disease caused by the obligate parasite Podosphaera mors-uvae. It primarily affects young leaves and shoots, leading to their deformation and necrosis.

In the reference 143 varieties crop Blackcurrant, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen is the fungus Podosphaera mors-uvae, which overwinters as cleistothecia on plant debris and shoots. In the spring, when buds break, primary infection occurs via ascospores. The disease appears shortly after flowering as a white, web-like mycelium, which eventually thickens, darkens, and becomes covered with black dots, the fruiting bodies of the fungus.

The pathogen actively infects young leaves and the tips of growing shoots; black currant fruits are rarely affected. Affected leaves curl and dry out, while the deformation and stunted growth of shoots lead to weakening of the plant and reduced productivity.

In resistance breeding, interspecific hybrids and genetic factors, such as the Sph3 and R genes, are employed. Breeders aim to combine several resistance genes into a single genotype; however, in commercial practice, varieties are evaluated based on their field resistance to local pathogen populations.

General information about the subject — on the page Powdery mildew.

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Varieties of Blackcurrant mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Tereshcenko IAna IUriivna, Yareshcenko Oleksandr Mykolaiovych,

UA
2 records

Ojebyn ISK

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Vertti

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Maa- ja elintarviketaouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT)/ Present Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke))

1 record

Vernisazh

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych,

UA
1 record

Salviai

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Institut Sadiwnictwa Ukrainska Akademija Agrarnich Nauk Volodymyr Kopan

PL
2 records

Vakariai

Protection expired

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Czieresznewa

Withdrawn

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Institut Sadiwnictwa Ukrainska Akademija Agrarnich Nauk Volodymyr Kopan

PL
2 records

Malvern cross

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

SPINKS G.T. (GB)

FR
1 record

Veloy

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

VOLODINA YEKATARINA V.^^^KHOTIMSKAYA SVETLANA P.^^^KHABAROVA NDEZHDA N.

4 records

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,

UA
1 record

Ben Alder WBS

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Gospodarstwo Ogrodnicze Wiesław Błocki

PL
1 record

Wernisaż

Withdrawn

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Institut Sadiwnictwa Ukrainska Akademija Agrarnich Nauk Volodymyr Kopan

PL
2 records

Svajai

Terminated

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Oriana

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Yareshcenko Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Vertii

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

3 records

Abanos

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

RO
1 record

Ojeblanc

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

2 records

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

1 record