Currant Globus

Mid-season ripening variety, obtained at the Sverdlovsk Selection Station of Horticulture from crossing the varieties Leningrad Giant and Mi-nay Shmyrev. Author T.V. Shagina. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the Volga-Vyatka region in 2004.

Medium-sized, medium-spreading, sparse bush. Non-woody shoots are thick, green, moderately anthocyanin-colored, hairless. Woody shoots are thick, grayish-yellow, hairless. Buds are large, pointed, with a tapered apex, colored, slightly hairy, deviated from the shoot, solitary. Apical bud is free. Leaf scar shape is rounded-triangular.

Leaf is three-lobed, large, light green, matte, wrinkled, leathery. Leaf blade is folded along main veins, which are partially colored. Central lobe is broadly triangular with a pointed apex, slightly longer than lateral ones, without additional protrusions. Lateral lobes are short, broad, rounded, apexes directed sideways, angle between lateral lobe veins is right. Basal lobes are poorly developed, their veins are spread out. Base is heart-shaped, narrow, with a small, open notch. Teeth are small, with a clearly defined "tip". Petiole is short, thick, hairless, anthocyanin-colored, positioned at a right angle to the shoot.

Flowers are medium-sized, with brightly colored sepals. Inflorescence is medium in length and density. Peduncle is short, brown-green, hairless.

Berries are large, round, black, dry-detaching, with a large number of medium-sized seeds. Receptacle is small, non-dehiscent, closed.

Taste is sweet. Berries are suitable for table use. Chemical composition: soluble dry substances — 11.0%, total sugars — 6.7%, titratable acidity — 2.5%, ascorbic acid — 243.1 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy, self-fertile (67%), highly resistant to diseases and pests, average yield 7.0 t/ha.

Advantages of the variety: large berry size, good taste, high resistance to fungal diseases and bud mite, simultaneously ripening berries, high winter hardiness.

Disadvantages of the variety: limited yield due to compact bush structure.