Currant Ural'skie Zori

Late-maturing variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable and Potato Cultivation through open pollination of the 'Fayya Plododorodnaya' variety. Breeders: V.S. Ilyin and A.P. Gubenko. Registered in the State Register of Breeding Achievements since 1988, approved for use in the Ural, West Siberian, and East Siberian regions.

Plant is tall, loosely branched, medium density. Growing stems are medium thickness, green, hairless, slightly curved. Buds are large, egg-shaped, pointed, brown with a matte tint, sessile. Leaf petiole scar is rounded-triangular.

Leaf is five-lobed, with deep indentations, medium size, light green, leathery, slightly glossy, blade slightly concave or nearly straight, slightly wrinkled. Lobes are rounded, central lobe exceeds lateral ones, egg-shaped, broad, with additional protrusions. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes is straight, lateral lobes widely spaced. Basal lobes are well developed. Base of leaf has deep, narrow notch, basal lobes sometimes overlap. Teeth are medium length, sharp, straight. Petiole is long, medium thickness, slightly hairy, light green, with weak anthocyanin coloration.

Flowers are medium size, dish-shaped, with distinct rim. Calyx lobes are light, yellow-green, wide, toothed, touching, reflexed. Inflorescences are dense, medium length (6 cm), thick axis, moderately hairy, dark green with brown tint.

Berries are medium (0.5-1.2 g), one-dimensional, round, red, moderate seed count, tart-sweet flavor, good quality, rating 4.4 points. Berries are versatile in use. Receptacle is rounded, small, closed, peduncle long, green. Chemical composition: soluble dry matter — 13.3%, titratable acidity — 2.3%, ascorbic acid — 18.8 mg/100 g.

High-yielding, winter-hardy variety; average multi-year yield is 7.3 t/ha, maximum — 46.0 t/ha (2.2-13.8 kg/plant), characterized by good self-fertility (55.0%), resistance to powdery mildew and septoria.

Advantages of the variety: disease resistance, high yield, good taste qualities.

Disadvantages of the variety: insufficient berry size.