Study suggests, Warmer winters possible threat to UK’s blackcurrant farming
date:Dec 18, 2018
ers can tolerate warmer temperatures as long as the chilling period lasts longer.

Many farmers coordinate processing with apple producers in shared facilities, hence a delayed blackcurrant season may force them to harvest unripe fruit of poorer quality, or they might miss the chance to process the fruit at all.

Blackcurrants are like the canary in the mine. If we can understand what they need in a changing climate, we can apply our knowledge to similar crops like blueberries, cherries, apples
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