Currant Detskoselskaya

Mid-early maturing variety, developed at the Saint Petersburg State Agricultural Academy (LSHI) by pollinating the variety 'Vystavochnaya' with pollen mix of 'Stakhanovka Altaya' and 'Chernaya Lisavenko'. Authors: E.I. Glebova, F.N. Dobrina. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the Northern, North-Western, Central, Volgo-Vyat, Central Chernozem, Middle Volga, and East Siberian regions in 1991.

Medium-height (1.2 m) and dense bush, semi-arching. Growing shoots of medium thickness, straight, slightly curved toward the apex, green, hairy, upper parts colored, woody — straight, thick, light-brown, shiny. Buds red, slightly hairy.

Leaf five-lobed, dark green with slight bluish tint, leathery with heart-shaped base and elongated central lobe. Basal lobes clearly defined, veins directed toward the petiole. Teeth small, sharp. Petiole colored.

Berries large (1.0-1.4 g), single-fruit, black, round and round-oval, shiny, dry detachable, flavor tender and sweet. Formed in medium-length clusters (up to 8 cm, 8-10 berries). Chemical composition:

Dry matter — 16.2-20.9%, total sugars — 9.6-13.2%, free acids — 2.0-3.2%, ascorbic acid — 165.0-252.0 mg/100 g.

Cold-resistant, early-fruiting, self-fertile, moderately affected by fungal diseases, yield 1.8-2.6 kg/plant.

Advantages of the variety: excellent taste and commercial qualities of berries, relatively resistant to powdery mildew.

Disadvantages of the variety: bush is spreading, berries ripen unevenly in clusters and on the bush, not resistant to bud mite.