Currant Quail

Medium-early maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPЯOS from crossing the varieties Berdchanka and Lepaan Musta. Breeders: V.N. Sorokopudov, E.A. Mel'kumova, A.E. Solovyeva, A.M. Belых, A.A. Potapenko. Under state variety testing since 2001.

Medium-height, medium-spreading bush. Growing shoots are straight, medium thickness, green.

Leaf five-lobed, medium-sized, dark green, matte, leathery, nearly straight, with deep indentations, sharp tips, central lobe wide. Teeth blunt, short.

Berries very large (1.7-4.5 g), black, dessert-flavored. Fruit cluster of medium length. Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — up to 14.5%, total sugars — up to 11.0%, titratable acidity — up to 1.4%, ascorbic acid — up to 147.2 mg/100 g, pectic substances — up to 2.8%.

Early-bearing variety, average yield 7.0 t/ha (2.1 kg/plant), high winter hardiness, resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose, and bud mite, affected mildly by septoria and rust.

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

Disadvantages of the variety: insufficient resistance to septoria and rust.