Currant Valovaya

Medium-early maturing variety, obtained at VSTISP in cooperation with Bashkir Research Institute of Agriculture by pollinating the variety 'Krupnaya' with a pollen mixture of 'Bredtorp' and 'Khlyudovskaya' varieties. Authors: V.M. Litvinova, M.G. Abdeeva. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the Volga-Vyatka, Ural, and West Siberian regions in 1998.

Medium-height, strongly spreading, medium-density bush. Growing shoots of medium thickness, light green, without hairs; woody shoots of medium thickness, curved, brown. Buds solitary, large, egg-shaped, pinkish, without hairs, pressed against the shoot, apex blunt, terminal bud free. Leaf scar shape arched.

Leaf three- to five-lobed, medium-sized, green, slightly hairy on underside, matte, slightly wrinkled, herbaceous, slightly convex. Central lobe acute, longer than lateral ones, without additional projections. Lateral lobes of medium length and width, acute, angle between their veins straight. Basal lobes not developed. Leaf base with an open fine notch. Teeth medium-sized, without distinct tips. Petiole of medium length and thickness, without hairs, colored.

Flowers large, dish-shaped, sepals bright pink, slightly curled upward, free. Inflorescence long (8-10 cm), with petiole, medium density, axis of medium thickness, without hairs, pedicel of medium length, thick, green, without hairs.

Berries large (average weight 1.4 g, maximum 2.2 g), round, one-dimensional, almost black, glossy, with medium seed count, dry detachable. Receptacle medium-sized, does not fall off, half-open. Taste sour-sweet (4.3 points), pleasant. Berries of universal use. Chemical composition: total sugars — 7.6%, titratable acidity — 2.3%, ascorbic acid — 175.0 mg/100 g.

Winter-hardy, self-fertile, resistant to pests and diseases, average yield 12.0 t/ha (3.7 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: large, one-dimensional berries.

Disadvantages of the variety: spreading bush.