Currant Gorhon

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at Buryat PIAOS (now Buryat NIISS) by pollinating the 'Primorsky Champion' variety with pollen from selected forms of the 'Nadezhda x Goliath' family. Authors: T.I. Voronina, E.G. Sokratova, G.S. Smolina, V.G. Samsonova. Included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the East Siberian region in 1994.

Strong-growing, moderately spreading bush. Stems are medium, straight, dark green. Buds are bright purple, egg-shaped, slightly elongated.

Leaves are five-lobed, large, dark green. Leaf blade is hairless, wrinkled, fleshy, slightly convex along the veins, especially near the base of the leaf, with distinct venation. Central lobe is elongated and curled. Lobes have sharp tips, acute and deep angle between them. Leaf base is straight. Teeth are blunt, middle ones slightly curved.

Flowers are medium-sized, pale pink, bell-shaped. Stamens are positioned at the level of the pistil. Fruit cluster is medium (5-6 cm, 11-13 berries), with a medium, straight, hairy axis.

Berries are medium (0.8-1.4 g), round, slightly flattened at the poles, black, with medium skin, dry detachment, medium hairy, glandular covering, simultaneous ripening, high transportability. Berry stem is medium, green, calyx closed. Flavor is tart-sweet (4.5 points), tender, with aroma. Berries are of universal use. Chemical composition: dry soluble substances - 12.9-13.8%, total sugars - 7.1-9.8%, titratable acidity - 1.8-2.0%, ascorbic acid - 98.8-169.3 mg/100 g, polyphenolic compounds - 209.0-438.0 mg/100 g, soluble pectin - 0.4-0.6%.

Self-fertile (46.6%), resistant to powdery mildew and bud mite, propagated by layering, green and woody cuttings, productive, average yield 5.8 t/ha, maximum 8.6 t/ha.

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

Disadvantages of the variety: weak drought resistance.