Currant Early Potapenko

Mid-early ripening variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPЯOS by pollinating the 'Nadezhda' variety with a pollen mixture of the following varieties: Primorsky Champion, Zoya, Golubka, and Druzhnaya. Breeders: A.A. Potapenko, A.I. Degtareva, M.G. Kononova. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the West Siberian region in 1991.

Medium-height, slightly spreading bush. Woody stems are thick, straight, golden-brown, with violet-brown tips, matte.

Three-lobed leaf, medium-sized, green, leaf blade is matte, smooth, straight, with moderate indentations, acute apex, base with moderate indentation.

Berries are large (1.2-1.9 g), round, nearly black, matte, thin skin, dry detachment. Pedicel is medium, thin, green. Fruit cluster is medium. Chemical composition: total sugar content — up to 6.1%, titratable acidity — up to 2.6%, ascorbic acid — up to 156.0 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy, early-bearing, moderately susceptible to powdery mildew (up to 1 point), resistant to bud mite, average yield 4.4 t/ha, maximum — 14 t/ha.

Advantages of the variety: early-bearing, resistance to bud mite.

Disadvantages of the variety: rapid aging of bushes.