Currant Yadrena

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Mountain Horticulture Department of the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavensky from crossing the form (Dikovinka x Bredtorp) with the variety Lyubimitsa Altai. Author: L.N. Zabelina. Included in the State Register of Varieties Approved for Use in the Volga-Vyatka and West Siberian regions in 2000.

Bush with restrained growth, medium-spreading, sparse. Growing shoots of medium thickness and thick, straight, green with slight anthocyanic blush, slightly hairy, woody — medium thickness, dark brown, slightly hairy. Buds of medium size, 1-3 per node, terminal — clustered, egg-shaped with pointed apex, bright red, slightly hairy, angled.

Leaf five-lobed, medium size, dark green, glossy, without hairs, wrinkled, blistered, leathery, with deeply indented veins. Main vein color is dirty-pink. Central lobe elongated, pointed, slightly longer than lateral lobes. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes is straight or acute. Basal lobes well developed, overlapping, their veins directed towards the leaf apex. Leaf base with fine, open notch. Teeth of medium length, broad, sharp with cream tips, curled. Leaf petioles of medium length and thickness, slightly hairy, bright pink, positioned at acute angle (45°) to the shoot.

Flowers medium-sized, sepals creamy with pink streaks, corolla petals creamy-green, not fused, angled. Inflorescences long (612 berries), straight, medium density, directed at right angle to the shoot. Pedicels long, dark green, thick, hairy.

Berries very large (2.5-5.5 g), plum-shaped, single-lobed, black, slightly glossy, with large seeds, thick, dense, fleshy skin, sour-tasting, refreshing. Receptacle small, closed. Chemical composition: dry matter — 8.0-11.0%, sugar content — 9.0%, titratable acidity — 3.7%, ascorbic acid — 96.0 mg/100 g.

Cold-hardy variety, self-fertile, early-bearing, resistant to rust and bud mite, high-yielding (6.0-12.0 t/ha).

Advantages of the variety: large berries, early-bearing, high cold-hardiness, resistance to rust and bud mite.

Disadvantages of the variety: sour taste of berries, in epiphytic years affected by anthracnose up to 3.0 points, rapid aging of the bush.