Currant Glarioza

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Novosibirsk ZPYSO from crossing the varieties Iskitimska and Ozhobin. Breeders: A.A. Potapenko, V.N. Sorokopudov, A.M. Belых, A.I. Degtyareva. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the West Siberian Region in 2002.

Medium-height, slightly spreading bush. Woody stems of medium thickness, light-brown, glossy, curved. Buds small, light green with a purple tip.

Five-lobed leaf, green with light-green veins, leathery, wrinkled, broad. Central lobe broad, slightly curled. Teeth small, broad. Petiole long, sometimes reddish.

Berries large (1.7-2.7 g), round, sweet, aromatic, good taste. Fruit cluster of medium length. Chemical composition: sugar content — up to 13.6%, ascorbic acid — up to 98.1 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose, and bud mite; affected slightly by septoria and rust. Average yield: 9.0 t/ha (2.7 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, yield, resistance to powdery mildew and bud mite.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to gall aphid.