Currant Chernysh

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPyaOS from crossing the varieties Bredtorp and Druzhnaya. Authors: V.N. Sorokopudov, E.A. Mel'kumova, A.E. Solovyeva, A.M. Belых, A.A. Potapenko. Under state variety testing since 2001.

Medium-height, medium-spreading bush. Growing shoots are medium, curved with a pinkish tint, thick, matte. Buds are sharp, bright red at the shoot apex, light green at the base.

Leaf five-lobed, medium-sized, dark green, matte, leathery, slightly wrinkled. Leaf blade is concave, middle lobe elongated. Leaf base has a deep notch. Teeth are blunt, with white spots at the tips. Petiole is thick, long, dark-purple.

Flowers are medium-sized. Fruit clusters are medium-sized.

Berries are large (1.8-4.2 g), nearly black, with yellow spots, thick skin, dry detachment, tart-sweet flavor with aroma. Calyx is closed, peduncle is medium-sized, green. Chemical composition: dry matter - up to 16.8%, total sugars - up to 15.5%, titratable acidity - up to 1.6%, ascorbic acid - up to 139.4 mg/100 g, pectic substances - up to 3.0%.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose, slightly affected by bud mite, septoria, and rust, maximum yield 5.6 t/ha (1.9 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: large berry size, resistance to powdery mildew.

Disadvantages of the variety: insufficient resistance to rust and bud mite.