Currant Irmenny

Medium-early maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYSO from crossing the varieties Bredtorp and Agralesovskaya. Authors: V.N. Sorokopudov, E.A. Mel'kumova, A.E. Solovyeva, A.M. Belykh, A.A. Potapenko. Under state variety testing since 2001.

Medium-height bush. Growing shoots are light green and curved. Buds are small, light green and purple.

Leaf three-lobed, medium-sized, light green, with small notches and a pointed tip. Leaf blade is matte, leathery, and concave. The central lobe is long, folded along the central vein, and the angle formed by the lobes is straight. The base of the leaf has a small notch. The teeth are sharp, short, and tinged with anthocyanin at the tips. Petiole is red-purple, medium length.

Berries are large (1.6-3.5 g), nearly black, with medium, tough skin, dry and easy to detach, with a tart-sweet flavor. Peduncle is short and thin, calyx is closed. Fruit cluster is medium-sized. Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — up to 21.7%, total sugars — up to 17.3%, titratable acidity — up to 1.4%, ascorbic acid — up to 187.8 mg/100 g, pectic substances — up to 2.5%.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to bud mite, powdery mildew, anthracnose, weakly affected by septoria and rust. Average yield is 7.9 t/ha (2 kg/plant).

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

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to septoria and rust.