Weather conditions during the blossoming period and their effect on the yield of three cultivars of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.)

Abstract

This study presents the influence of major weather factors during the blackcurrant blossoming period on the yields of the ‘Ojebyn’, ‘Titania’ and ‘Roodknop’ cultivars, cultivated in Warmia (Olsztyn). The study was conducted for five years (2003-2007). Among the factors analysed were the currant yield, the duration of the blossoming period, average daily air temperature, the number of days with frost at the height of 2 m and at the ground level, total rainfall during the blossoming period and the number of days with rainfall during the blossoming period.

Keywords

• blackcurrant
• cultivars
• weather elements
• yield