Ribes rubrum

Saxifragaceae Ribes nigrum (blackcurrant) Ribes rubrum (redcurrant) ... 

Malus silvestris Prunus armeniaca Persea armeniaca Musa acuminata Vaccinium myrtillus Rubus fruiticosus Rubus ursinus Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium angustifolium Rubus arcticus Prunus cerasus Prunus avium Vaccinium macrocarpum Ribes nigrum Ribes rubrum, sativum Annona acuminata Solanum melongena Sambucus nigra Ficus carica... 

Plate 6. Effects of SOj on red current brushes (Ribes rubrum L.) in the second year of exposure to fumes of an iron smelter. Sparse foJiage, small leaf size premature leaf abscission and little or no fruit could be seen at a distance of 600 m from the source (left). The damaging effects were less expressed at a distance of 750 m. Healthy looking brushes could be observed at the control site situated 6000 m from the source. Biersdorf, W. Germany. 1960 (right). Photograph by courtesy of H. van Haut. 

Ribespetraeum. See Currant Ribes rubrum. See Currant, red Ribes sativum. See Currant Ribes uva-crispa. See Gooseberry Ring rot, bacterial, potato and, 189, 191... 

Currants, red (Michx.) Elliot Ribes rubrum L. 12-19 5 Zbroszcyzk, 1992 Mazza and Miniati,... 

Ribes rubrum are native to northeastern Europe as far as the Arctic Sea, through northern Asia and eastern Manchuria. Part of the crop is eaten as fresh fruit, the rest is used commercially in the preparation of jelly, preserves, syrups and currant wine (Bianchini and Corbetta, 1976). Red currant seed oil contains a relatively high level of a-linolenic acid which would make it a good drying oil (Table 7.5). Testing of the oil is needed to determine its suitability for human consumption. 

Franzen H, Helwert F 1922 The chemical constituents of green plants. XXII. The presence of succinic acid and of oxalic acid in the currant Ribes rubrum). Hoppe-Seylers Z Physiol Chem 124 65-74... 

Red currant Ribes rubrum Saxifiagaceae Fresh, jeUy, juice, brandy... 

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