Blackcurrant material from the gooseberry ("Ribes grossularia"), the red currant ("Ribes rubrum") and the flowering currant ("Ribes sanguineum"). The resulting offspring were further back-crossed to "R. nigrum". Cultivars produced include 'Tisel' and 'Tiben' in 2000 and 'Ores', 'Ruben' and 'Tines' in 2005. Further cultivars 'Polares' and 'Tihope' are being tested. Since 1991, New Zealand has become an important centre for research and development, as its temperate climate is particularly suitable for cultivation of the crop. Breeding programmes are concentrating on yield, large fruit size, consistency of cropping and upright habit. In North America, there is a need for this fruit to
Solanum nigrum varieties and forms described. The recognized subspecies are: 1. "S. nigrum" L. subsp. "nigrum" — glabrous to slightly hairy with appressed non-glandular hairs 2. "S. nigrum" L. subsp. "schultesii" (Opiz) Wessley — densely hairy with patent, glandular hairs The Solanum nigrum" complex — also known as Solanum" L. section "Solanum" — is the group of black nightshade species characterized by their lack of prickles and stellate hairs, their white flowers, and their green or black fruits arranged in an umbelliform fashion. The "Solanum" species in this group can be taxonomically confused, more so by intermediate forms and hybridization between the