Currant Chishma

Medium-early maturing variety, obtained at Bashkir Research Institute of Horticulture from crossing the varieties Valovaya and Bashkir Giant. Author: M.G. Abdieva. Under state variety testing since 2006.

Medium-height, spreading bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness, straight, green, woody parts gray, slightly hairy. Buds of medium size, purplish, egg-shaped, slightly hairy, slightly deviated.

Three-lobed leaf with fine notches, medium size, light green. Leaf blade slightly hairy, loose, slightly convex. Leaf tips acute, angle formed by leaf lobes straight. Leaf base with medium notch. Teeth blunt, short, not curled. Leaf petioles medium length and thickness, reddish,

Flowers medium size, bell-shaped, pale-colored. Sepals medium, pink-colored, slight hairs on outer side. Inflorescences long, up to 8.0 cm, with 10-12 berries. Inflorescence axis medium, straight, hairless, petiole medium length.

Berries large (1.5-3.2 g), round, black, medium-thick skin, shiny, medium number of seeds, sour-sweet flavor (4.7 points). Peduncle medium thickness, green, fleshy, calyx half-open. Chemical composition of berries: dry matter — 22.1%, total sugars — 9.5%, titratable acidity — 1.9%, ascorbic acid — 236.0 mg/100 g, pectin substances — 1.0%.

Winter-hardy variety, average yield 14.8 t/ha, good self-fertility, field resistance to powdery mildew, weakly affected by anthracnose.

Advantages of the variety: high yield, large berries.

Disadvantages of the variety: spreading bush shape.