Currant Gift from Smolyaninova

Early maturing variety, developed at VNIILUPIN by crossing the hybrid lines 4-15-90 and 42-7. Authors: A.I. Astakhov, L.I. Zueva. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the Central Region in 2007.

Medium-height, slightly spreading, dense bush. Growing stems of medium thickness, olive-green, finely hairy, matte. Buds slightly hairy, moderately colored with anthocyanin.

Three-lobed leaf, large, green or light-green, matte, wrinkled, leaf blade convex, glabrous. Leaf lobes with medium indentations, leaf tips obtuse, angle formed by the middle leaf lobes is straight. Leaf base with deep notch. Teeth obtuse, complex cross-section. Petiole colored with anthocyanin along the entire length.

Flowers pale-purple, calyx lobes reddish-purple. Inflorescence medium or short, contains 6-8 flowers, axis irregular, glabrous. Berries are sparsely or moderately arranged on the inflorescence.

Berries very large (2.8-4.5 g), round, black, dry detachment, sweet taste (4.9 points), universal use. Peduncle medium length, green, thin. Chemical composition: total sugars — 7.8%, titratable acidity — 2.2%, ascorbic acid — 160.0 mg/100 g.

Self-fertile, resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose, septoria, and bud mite. Average yield 13.3 t/ha (2.0 kg/plant), maximum — 17.2 t/ha (2.6 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: early maturing, resistance to diseases and bud mite, large berry size, high flavor quality of berries.