Currant Avgusta

Medium-late maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYSO from pollination of the 'Bredtorp' variety with a pollen mixture of 'Druzhnaya' and 'Altayskaya Desertnaya' varieties. Authors: V.N. Sorokopudov, E.A. Melkumova, A.E. Solovyeva, A.M. Belykh, A.A. Potapenko. Included in the State Register of varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region in 2006.

Medium-height bush. Woody stems in the basal part are striped, dark gray, slightly curved.

Leaf five-lobed, dark green, matte, convex. The central lobe is longer than the side lobes, folded along the central vein, slightly raised. The angle between the veins of the side lobes is acute. Leaf base is open. Teeth are blunt and broad. Petiole of medium length, thick, light purple at the top.

Berries very large (1.6-3.0 g), round, black, shiny. Skin of medium thickness. Pedicel medium, green. Taste sour-sweet, aromatic, very good (4.8 points). Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — up to 18.8%, total sugars — up to 14.0%, titratable acidity — up to 1.5%, ascorbic acid — up to 163.7 mg/100 g, pectic substances — up to 1.9%.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose, slightly affected by rust, septoria, and bud mite (up to 1.0 point), average multi-year yield 6.3 t/ha (1.9 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, large berries with good taste.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to bud mite and rust.