Currant Argazinskaya

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Cultivation from crossing the varieties Bredtorp and Golubka. Breeder V.S. Ilyin. Included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the Ural region in 1994.

Medium-height, dense, moderately spreading bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness, light green, curved, hairless. Buds of medium size, egg-shaped with a pointed apex, slightly deviated from the shoot, solitary, leaf scar shape rounded.

Leaf five-lobed, medium size, green, matte, slightly wrinkled, hairless, blade slightly concave along the central veins of the main lobes, wavy. Lobes pointed, central larger than lateral, with additional protrusions. Lateral lobes of medium length and width, elongated, sharp, tips directed sideways, angle between their veins straight or obtuse. Basal lobes moderately expressed, veins directed at a right angle to the petiole. Base of leaf with moderate notch. Teeth medium, sharp, slightly bent, with clearly visible "tip". Petiole long, thin, hairless, anthocyanin-colored throughout its length.

Flowers medium, pink, sepals medium in length and width, separate, slightly bent. Inflorescences medium length (2.5-4.8 cm or 5-7 flowers), solitary or paired. Inflorescence axis thin, light green, hairless.

Berries large (1.2-2.6 g), round, non-uniform, black, dry detachment, medium seed count, tart-sweet taste (4.6 points), universal use. Receptacle closed, peduncle long, thin. Chemical composition: total sugar — 8.4%, titratable acidity — 2.9%, ascorbic acid — 155.6 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, high-yielding variety, average yield 5.6 t/ha, maximum — 8.8 t/ha (2.0-4.0 kg /plant), self-fertile (56.1%), resistant to powdery mildew, slightly affected by anthracnose, bud mite, moderately susceptible to septoria.

Advantages of the variety: good winter hardiness, high yield, dry berry detachment, resistance to powdery mildew, anthracnose and pests.

Disadvantages of the variety: moderate resistance to septoria.