Currant Sudarushka

Medium-ripening variety, developed at the South-Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Potato Cultivation by crossing the varieties Seyanets Golubki and Bredtorp. Author: V.S. Ilyin. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region in 2008.

Medium-height, medium-density, moderately spreading bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness, light green with anthocyanin 'tan' (sometimes significant in some years), hairless. Buds solitary, brown, emerging from the shoots at an angle.

Leaf five-lobed, small or medium-sized, light green, slightly wrinkled. Leaf blade wavy, concave along the central vein of the middle lobe, especially in upper leaves. Lobes pointed, middle lobe broad and sharp with additional projections, egg-shaped. Side lobes long, narrow, sharp, tips directed sideways, angle between their midribs straight or obtuse. Basal lobes well-developed. Leaf base with deep or moderately deep notch, rounded. Teeth uneven, from small to large, sharp, not curled, with a clearly visible 'claw'. Petiole long, medium thickness, light green, often with anthocyanin coloration, positioned at 45° angle to the shoot.

Flowers medium-sized, pale-pink, bell-shaped. Sepals light-yellow, whitish, with pinkish tinge, usually one or two per flower, medium length and width, curled. Inflorescences medium length (3.5 cm). Axis thick or medium thickness, light green, slightly curved. Pedicel medium length, thin, light green.

Berries very large (2.1-4.5 g), round, one-dimensional, almost black, with medium-thick skin, sweet flavor (5 points), medium seed count. Peduncle thin, medium length, light green. Chemical composition: total sugars — 10.9%, titratable acidity — 1.8%, ascorbic acid — 132.5 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, self-fertile, weakly affected by powdery mildew and anthracnose, average yield 8.0 t/ha, maximum — 19.7 t/ha (2.45-9 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: high yield, winter-hardiness, very large berry size, dessert-like flavor, increased resistance to powdery mildew.

Disadvantages of the variety: medium resistance to bud mite.