Currant Temptation

Mid-early maturing variety, developed at the All-Union Institute for Selection of Fruit Crops by crossing the form (Belarusian Sweet x Sundby-2) with the variety Chudesnitsa. Authors: T.P. Ogoltsnova, S.D. Knyazev. Included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the Central Chernozem region in 2007.

Medium-height, spreading, dense bush. Growing shoots are green, hairless, uncolored. Woody stems are medium, curved, light-gray with a light-brown tip, shiny. Buds are large, yellow-green, asymmetric, strongly or moderately deviated from the shoot, sitting on medium-length petioles, cylindrical, with a blunt tip. Terminal bud is non-free, large, cylindrical, leaf scar shape is wedge-shaped.

Leaf is five-lobed, medium or small, dense, corrugated, wrinkled, dark green, shiny, slightly folded along the central vein. Leaf veins are weakly colored at the base. Central lobe is broad, obtuse-triangular, robust, longer than lateral lobes, additional protrusions are weakly expressed. Lateral lobes are fairly long, sharp, angle between veins of lateral lobes is right or acute. Upper sides of lateral lobes are directed toward the apex, lower sides are sloped or vertical toward the base. Notches between lobes are small, sharp. Basal lobes are moderately expressed, their veins are spread out. Base of leaf has a small, wide, open notch. Teeth are sharp, small, with clearly defined "tips". Petioles are medium, strongly colored with anthocyanin, slightly hairy, positioned at an acute angle to the shoot.

Flowers are medium, pale-yellow, sepals pale. Inflorescence is medium (810 flowers). Inflorescence axis is slightly curved, hairless.

Berries are large (1.7 g), round, black, shiny, single-seeded, with thin skin, sweet, refreshing flavor, with aroma. Peduncle is medium in length and thickness, green. Chemical composition: dry matter - 13.4%, total sugars - 9.1%, titratable acidity - 3.0%, ascorbic acid - 142.7 mg/100 g, anthocyanins - 109.0 mg/100 g, leucoanthocyanins - 257.4 mg/100 g, catechins - 137.0 mg/100 g, total P-active substances - 503.4 mg/100 g.

Cold-hardy variety, early-bearing, self-fertile (74%), immune to powdery mildew, highly resistant to bud mite, moderately resistant to anthracnose and septoria, suitable for mechanical harvest, average yield 9.6 t/ha (1.4 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: dessert flavor of berries, large berry size, immunity to powdery mildew, high resistance to bud mite, technological suitability.

Disadvantages of the variety: berries become soft and crack when overripe and under high humidity.