Currant Potapenko's Blackcurrant

Mid-season ripening variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYSO from crossing the varieties Agrolesovskaya and Bredtorp. Authors: A.A. Potapenko, A.I. Degtareva, V.N. Sorokopudov. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region in 2001.

Medium-height, semi-spreading bush. Woody stems are medium, curved, gray.

Leaf three-lobed, medium-sized, dark green, with a pointed tip. Leaf blade is matte, smooth, straight, angle between lateral lobes is right angle, base without indentation. Teeth are sharp, short.

Berries very large (1.8-6.0 g), round, brown-black, thick-skinned, transportable, tart-sweet taste. Fruit cluster length 4.0-14.0 cm. Chemical composition: total sugars — up to 7.2%, titratable acidity — up to 2.2%, ascorbic acid — up to 141.9 mg/100 g.

Highly winter-hardy variety, resistant to powdery mildew and anthracnose, weakly affected by rust, septoria, and bud mite, average yield 9.2 t/ha (2.8 kg/plant), maximum — 13.6 t/ha (4.1 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: large berries, high yield, resistance to powdery mildew.

Disadvantages of the variety: spreading bush, insufficient resistance to bud mite and rust.