Currant Degtyarevskaya

Medium-maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPЯOS from crossing the varieties Seyanets Golubki and Berdchanka. Breeders: A.A. Potapenko, A.I. Degtyareva, V.N. Sorokopudov. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region in 2009.

Medium-height, slightly spreading bush. Woody stems are light brown. Buds are large and light green.

Three-lobed leaf, medium-sized, dark green, shiny, with a concave blade. Middle lobe is large and elongated. Teeth are blunt and short. Base is straight with a small notch.

Berries are very large (2.2–5.0 g), black, matte. Taste is sour-sweet (4.3 points) with aroma. Fruit cluster is long with dense berry arrangement. Chemical composition: total sugars — up to 16.1%, titratable acidity — up to 2.5%, ascorbic acid — up to 100.5 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to bud mite, powdery mildew, anthracnose, and rust. Average yield is 11.0 t/ha (3.3 kg/plant), maximum — 15.0 t/ha (3.7 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, large berry size, high yield, resistance to powdery mildew and bud mite. Disadvantages: susceptible to septoria.