Currant Alpha

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Growing from crossing varieties Chulkovskaya and Kaskad. Author B.S. Ilyin. Under state variety testing since 2009.

Medium-height bush, medium-spreading, medium-density. Growing shoots of medium thickness, straight. Buds of medium size, brown, deviated from the shoot. Petiole narrow, rounded.

Leaf five-lobed, small, dark green, shiny, wrinkled, leathery, blade concave along the central veins of the lobes. Lobes pointed, central slightly larger than lateral, concave with slightly downward-curving apex, with weakly expressed additional protrusions. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes acute, lateral lobes short, pointed, widely spaced. Basal lobes moderately developed. Leaf base with medium-depth notch, triangular in shape. Teeth medium-sized, sharp. Petiole long, medium thickness, weakly colored in light-pink.

Flowers medium-sized, dish-shaped, with weakly expressed calyptra. Sepals pale-yellow with pink coating, closed, reflexed. Inflorescences long, curved. Axis medium thickness, green or slightly pinkish. Petiole thin, green.

Berries very large (0.9-1.5 g), one-dimensional, round, light-red. Seed count medium. Taste sour-sweet, pleasant, rating 4.7 points. Berries of universal use. Calyx small, closed, pedicel medium length, thin, green.

Winter-hardy, high-yielding, average multi-year yield is 7.2 t/ha, maximum — 16.4 t/ha (1.8-4.1 kg/plant), characterized by good self-fertility, enhanced resistance to powdery mildew.

Advantages of the variety: large berry size, dessert taste, high winter hardiness, yield.