Currant Solomon

Medium-late maturing variety, obtained at Novosibirsk ZPYOS from crossing the varieties Bredtorp and Agrolesovskaya. Breeders: V.N. Sorokopudov, E.A. Mel'kumova, A.E. Solovyeva, A.M. Belykh, A.A. Potapenko. Under state variety trials since 2001.

Medium-height, medium-spreading bush. Young shoots are light green with a pinkish tinge. Buds are small.

Leaf five-lobed, convex, medium-sized, dark green, matte, leathery, folded along the central vein. The angle formed by the veins of the middle lobes is acute. Leaf base with a shallow notch. Teeth are broad, blunt, white at the tips. Petioles are long.

Berries are very large (1.7-4.5 g), round, almost black, sour-sweet taste, aromatic, dry detachment, medium skin. Peduncles are short, calyx is closed. Fruit cluster is medium-sized. Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — up to 16.7%, total sugars — up to 16.8%, titratable acidity — up to 1.2%, ascorbic acid — up to 189.8 mg/100 g, pectic substances — up to 2.6%.

The variety is resistant to bud mite and powdery mildew, weakly affected by septoria and rust, heat-tolerant, maximum yield 7.7 t/ha (2.5 kg/plant).

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

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