Currant Crispy

Medium-early maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYES in 1989 from crossing varieties Krasnaya Andreychenko and Smena. Breeders: V.N. Sorokopudov, M.G. Kononova. Under state variety testing since 2001.

Medium-height, medium-spreading bush. Stems of medium thickness, straight, gray, matte.

Leaves of medium size, dark green (young ones — light green), three-lobed, with fine notches, leaf tips blunt. Angle between lobes is straight. Leaf blade is bare, matte, leathery, slightly wrinkled, concave. Teeth are blunt and short. Leaf base is straight, with fine notch. Petiole is green, with bright raspberry color on underside and in groove.

Flowers medium-sized, pale in color, saucer-shaped. Sepals medium-sized, pale, without hairs, horizontally positioned. Inflorescences long (8.0 cm), straight, hairless.

Berries large (0.7–1.3 g), red, round, sweet, very good taste (4.9 points). Receptacle closed, pedicel medium, green, thin. Chemical composition: total sugars — 9.9%, titratable acidity — 0.9%, ascorbic acid — 35.0 mg/100 g, pectic substances — 1.8%.

Average yield 8.7 t/ha (2.6 kg/plant at planting scheme 3 x 1 m). Mildly affected by anthracnose (up to 1.5 points) and septoria (up to 1.0 point). High winter hardiness.

Advantages of the variety: dessert taste of berries, large berry size.

Disadvantages of the variety: mildly affected by anthracnose and septoria.