Currant Kuminyov's Memory

Medium-late maturing variety, obtained at the Krasnoyarsk Experimental Station for Fruit Growing from crossing seedling 3-62-23 and variety Druzhnaya. Authors: E.P. Kuminyov, P.I. Kuminyova, N.G. Sidorova, G.A. Prudnikova. Under state variety testing since 2004.

Medium-height, semi-spreading bush. Stems medium, straight. Buds medium-sized, slightly hairy.

Leaf three-lobed, large, green, blade slightly hairy, slightly wrinkled. Angle formed by leaf lobes is acute. Teeth are sharp, short, not curled. Leaf petiole is medium-colored.

Flowers large, with pale calyx lobes, curled upward. Inflorescences long, berries positioned medium. Axis medium, straight.

Berries large (1.7-2.4 g), round-oval, nearly black, with half-open calyx, sour-sweet taste (4.2 points), universal use. Chemical composition: dry matter — 10.1-12.4%, total sugars — 4.6-6.0%, titratable acidity — 2.8-3.6%, P-active substances — 702.0 mg/100 g, catechins — 106.0 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, self-fertile, field resistance to powdery mildew and bud mite, average yield 16.1 t/ha (2.4 kg/plant).

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

Disadvantages of the variety: medium-late fruit ripening (limits cultivation in the taiga zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory).