Currant Kanahama

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko from crossing the varieties Poklon Borisovaya and Lama. Authors: I.P. Kalinina, N.I. Nazaryuk, M.A. Pershina. Under state variety testing since 2005.

Medium-height, medium-spreading bush. Growing shoots are medium, straight, green, matte, hairless, woody — brown, smooth. Buds of medium size, egg-shaped, terminal — free, pointed, brown, deviated, single.

Leaf five-lobed, medium, light green, matte, wrinkled, leathery, blade straight. Apex of the middle lobe is sharp, elongated, with additional protrusions. Lateral lobes are medium, sharp, with deep and shallow indentations, directed toward the apex of the leaf, angle between main veins of lateral lobes is straight. Basal lobes are well developed, their veins spread out. Base of the leaf has an open indentation of medium depth. Teeth are small, blunt, short, curled, with clearly defined "tip". Petiole is medium in length and thickness, hairy, green, slightly colored at the edges, positioned at 45° angle.

Flowers of medium size, cup-shaped, calyx lobes light pink, not fused, curled. Stigma is at the level of anthers. Inflorescences are medium length, loose, hanging. Inflorescence axis is thick, green, curved.

Berries large (1.8-3.5 g), round, black, thin skin, dry detachment, simultaneous ripening, good transportability. Peduncle is short, green, calyx closed. Taste is sour-sweet (4.5 points), delicate. Berries are of universal use. Chemical composition: dry matter — 15.2%, total sugars — 12.4%, titratable acidity — 2.0%, ascorbic acid — 83.1 mg/100 g, pectin substances (on fresh weight) — 1.8%.

Cold-hardy, drought-tolerant, self-fertile, early-bearing, highly resistant to powdery mildew, rust, gall mite, slightly damaged by bud mite (0.1 point), average yield 6.7 t/ha (2.0 kg/plant), maximum — 10.0 t/ha,

Advantages of the variety: self-fertility, early bearing, high yield, large berry size, high resistance to powdery mildew, rust, gall mite, bud mite.