Currant Ilyinka

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Growing and Potato Growing from open pollination of the Jonker van Tets variety. Author: V.S. Ilyin. Under state variety testing since 2004.

Medium-height, medium-spreading, dense bush. Growing shoots are thick, straight, hairless, light-green. Buds are small, light-brown, matte, oval-shaped, pointed at the tip, located singly along the shoot, slightly deviated from the shoot. Petiole trace is narrow, rounded.

Leaf is five-lobed, large and medium-sized, dark-green, glossy, leathery, wrinkled, blade concave along the central veins of the lobes, curved. Lobes are pointed, the central one exceeds the lateral ones, it has additional protrusions, elongated, often with curled tips. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes is straight and sharp, lateral lobes are widely spaced. Basal lobes are moderately developed. Leaf base has a shallow or even deep, rounded indentation. Teeth along the edges are irregular, ranging from small to large, sharp, with a clearly visible "claw".

Flowers are small, deep bowl-shaped, pink, with a noticeable ridge. Sepals are cherry-brown (light-brown), not curled, touching each other. Inflorescences are medium-length (4-6 cm), dense, hanging. Axis is thin, green, curved, ribbed, hairless. Petiole is thin, short.

Berries are large (0.8-1.6 g), one-dimensional, round, dark-red. Seed quantity is medium. Taste is tart-sweet, pleasant, rated 5 points. Berries are of universal use. Receptacle is closed, round. Peduncle is medium thickness, short, green.

The variety is winter-hardy, high-yielding, with an average multi-year yield of 13.6 t/ha, maximum — 20.0 t/ha (3.4-5.0 kg/plant), characterized by good self-fertility, resistant to powdery mildew, weakly affected by anthracnose and fruit borers.

Advantages of the variety: large fruit size, dessert flavor of berries, disease and pest resistance, high yield.