Currant Shalunya

Super-early ripening variety, obtained at the VNIIS named after I.V. Michurin by crossing the varieties Detskoseley and Dikovinka. Authors: T.S. Zvyagina, T.V. Zhidkhina. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the Central Chernozem Region in 2006.

Low-growing, moderately spreading bush. Woody stems are thin, straight, gray-beige with a sheen, with a yellowish tip. Buds are medium-sized, elongated-oval, reddish in color, solitary and sessile on the stem, slightly deviated from the stem, leaf scar shape is rounded-triangular.

Leaf is five-lobed, medium or small, light green, blade smooth, delicate, wrinkled, convex, positioned on the stem downwardly inclined, margin curled downward. Lobes are pointed, central lobe longer than lateral ones, sometimes with additional protrusions. Lateral lobes are widely spaced, angle between their midribs is straight. Basal lobes are well developed. Base of leaf has a heart-shaped, narrow notch. Teeth are medium-sized, saw-toothed, with a barely noticeable white "tip", petiole medium in length and thickness, pigmented with anthocyanins, slightly hairy at the base of the leaf, positioned at a right angle to the stem.

Flowers are medium-sized, cup-shaped, sepals pale with purple stripes along the edge, free, curved in a bow shape. Inflorescences are short and medium (3.5-6 cm), straight, with a central axis, without pedicel.

Berries are large (1.5-2.0 g), round, black, with a waxy coating, containing a medium number of medium-sized seeds, sweet taste (5 points), versatile use. Receptacle is round, small, closed, pedicel is medium, straight. Chemical composition: dry substances — 17.4%, total sugars — 11.5%, titratable acidity — 3.0%, ascorbic acid — 156.6 mg/100 g, P-active substances — 700.0 mg/100 g, pectin — 1.9%.

Variety is winter-hardy, self-fertile, early-bearing, high-yielding, average yield 11.7 t/ha (3.5 kg/plant), resistant to fungal diseases and bud mite.

Advantages of the variety: dessert taste of berries, high productivity, resistance to diseases.

Disadvantages of the variety: medium resistance to spider mite.