Taxon ID: 4
Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 2 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Viking is a Ribes cultivar listed in the currant section of the South Dakota Fruit Garden recommendations. The surviving evidence here is brief but specific. It is noted for reported immunity to white pine blister rust, a serious disease concern in currants and related fruits [S1] [S2].
The cited passages do not give a fuller origin story. No breeder, parentage, place of origin, fruit description, season, or plant habit is stated here. They do show that Viking appeared in a South Dakota extension context focused on hardy fruit varieties for northern conditions. This places it in the practical cold climate fruit literature of the northern Plains [S1] [S2].
Because the cited material is so short, Viking is remembered here mainly for that disease resistance note. If the identification is correct, its importance lies less in a described fruit type or flavor record than in its value as a currant noted for white pine blister rust immunity [S1] [S2].
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11), with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
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“Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust.”
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“Said to be immune to white pine blister rust.”
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 2 | South Dakota Fruit Garden (visual sample pages 9-11) | public_domain | 2 | 0 | 0 | p2 | Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust.; {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust.", "claim_type": "description_snippet"}], "cultivar_name": "Viking", "evidence_s |
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| 2 | p2 | description_snippet | Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust. | Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust. | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
| 2 | p2 | structured_entry_json | {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust.", "claim_type": "description_snippet"}], "cultivar_name": "Viking", "evidence_snippet": "Viking | Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust. | visual_page_probe:0.90 |
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| description_snippet | Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust. | 0.93 |
| structured_entry_json | {"claims": [{"claim_text": "Viking is said to be immune to white pine blister rust.", "claim_type": "description_snippet"}], "cultivar_name": "Viking", "evidence_snippet": "Viking is said to be immune to white pine blist | 0.94 |
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