Currant Shukshin's Gooseberry

Mid-season ripening variety, developed at the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko by crossing the variety 'Zoya' with a selected form (Karagol x Altai Dessert). Authors: L.N. Zabelina, Z.S. Zotova, I.P. Kalinina, M.A. Lisavenko. Since 1985, it has been included in the State Register of Varieties and approved for use in the Central and West Siberian regions.

Medium-height bush, spreading and moderately dense with abundant fruiting. Growing shoots are of medium thickness, curved, light-green, hairy, matte, and woody — light-brown.

Five-lobed leaf, medium size, dark green, slightly shiny, leathery, wrinkled, leaf blade glabrous and concave. Leaf tips are acute. Deep indentations between lobes, angle formed by midveins of lateral lobes is straight. Leaf base with deep notch. Teeth are sharp and long. Petioles are of medium length, dirty-pink.

Small flowers, stigma level with stamens. Inflorescences are long, up to 5-9 cm.

Berries are large (1.3-3.0 g), round-oval, black, thin-skinned with dry detachment, tart-sweet flavor, simultaneous ripening, versatile use. Peduncles are of medium size, green, calyx is open and small. Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — 12.0%, total sugars — 8.4%, titratable acidity — 2.3%, ascorbic acid — 120.0220.0 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, self-fertile, early-bearing, moderate drought resistance, resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose and septoria; affected moderately, susceptible to bud mite (damage up to 3.0 points), average yield 5.7 t/ha (1.7 kg/plant), maximum yield — 15.2 t/ha.

Advantages of the variety: early bearing, high yield, high labor productivity during harvest, large berry size, good taste.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptibility to bud mite, anthracnose and septoria.