Currant Agrolesovskaya

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPyaOS from crossing varieties Druzhnaya and Altayskaya dessert. Authors: A.A. Potapenko, A.A. Khristo, A.I. Degtyareva. Included in the State Register of varieties approved for use in the West Siberian and East Siberian regions in 1995.

Bush is weak-growing and weakly spreading. Shoots are thick and straight.

Leaves are large, dark green, wrinkled.

Berries are large (1.3-2.5 g), black, tart-sweet flavor. Chemical composition: total sugars — up to 11.3%, titratable acidity — up to 2.6%, catechins — up to 360.0 mg/100 g, anthocyanins — up to 414.0 mg/100 g, ascorbic acid — up to 125.5 mg/100 g.

Variety is winter-hardy, self-fertile, average yield 5.6 t/ha, flowers are frost-resistant, and has field resistance to powdery mildew.

Advantages of the variety: high resistance to powdery mildew.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to bud mite.