date:Dec 18, 2018
when pollinators are abundant.
Speaking at the British Ecological Society's annual meeting in Birmingham, UK, a research group highlights that milder winters may cause blackcurrant crops to flower later in the year, produce less fruit and have a reduced plant lifespan over repeated years.
Blackcurrants have particularly high chill requirements and so are already seeing the effects of milder winters, says Dr. Katharine Preedy from Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland.
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