Currant Karaçinskaya

Mid-season ripening variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYSO from crossing elite form 23-29-66 (Druzhnaya x Altayskaya dessert) with variety Bredtorp. Authors: A.A. Potapenko, A.I. Degtyareva, V.N. Sorokopudov. Included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the East Siberian region in 2004.

Medium-height, semi-spreading bush. Shoots are medium, straight, light-brown, matte. Buds are raspberry-red.

Leaf three-lobed, with fine notches, medium-sized, green, matte, concave, wrinkled. Teeth are blunt and short. Petioles are purple.

Berries are large (1.2-1.7 g), black, sweet, aromatic, rated 4.5 points. Fruit cluster is medium (7.0-8.0 cm). Chemical composition: total sugar content — up to 13.5%, titratable acidity — up to 2.1%, ascorbic acid — up to 151.0 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose, and bud mite; slightly affected by septoria and rust; average yield 7.7 t/ha (2.3 kg/plant), maximum — 9.3 t/ha (2.7 kg/plant). Advantages: resistance to powdery mildew, anthracnose, and bud mite; high yield.