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Ribes nigrum L. (Blackcurrant): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavor Compounds

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 26))

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Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L., family Saxifragaceae) is a well-established horticultural crop which is grown predominantly in temperate zones in widespread areas of the northern hemisphere. The geographical distribution of the currant production (black, white, and red currants) is shown in Table 1. The most important countries for currant production are Germany and Poland, together producing about 50% of the world’s currants, but also the former USSR, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Norway, and the United Kingdom are considerable producers of these species (FAO 1989, 1990).

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Enevoldsen, K. (1994). Ribes nigrum L. (Blackcurrant): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Flavor Compounds. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57970-7_22

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