Currant Joy

Medium-ripening variety, a joint selection of Krasnoyarsk and Minusinsk Experimental Stations, obtained by crossing the varieties Tagarskaya and Festival. Authors: V.F. Cherkashin, E.P. Kuminov, P.I. Kuminova, N.G. Sidorova. Under state variety testing since 2001.

Bush is vigorous, semi-erect. Stems are thick and straight. Buds are medium-sized, weakly pigmented with anthocyanin, hairy.

Leaf is three-lobed, medium-sized, green with a slight "tanning" at the beginning of vegetation. Base of the leaf has a medium indentation, the angle formed by the leaf lobes is acute. Petioles are "tanned".

Flowers are medium-sized, pale in color. Inflorescences are long. Axis is medium, straight, hairy.

Berries are large (1.4-2.0 g), one-dimensional, round, black, shiny, with a moderate amount of small seeds, sour-sweet flavor (4.3 points), universal use. Berry stem is long, green, thin, calyx is closed. Chemical composition: dry matter — 7.3-11.7%, total sugars — 8.8-12.2%, titratable acidity — 1.8-2.9%, ascorbic acid — 107.6 mg/100 g.

Variety is winter-hardy, high-yielding, resistant to powdery mildew, rust, and bud mite, average yield is 13.3 t/ha (2.0 kg/plant).

Advantages of the variety: early fruiting, winter-hardiness, resistance to powdery mildew and bud mite, high stable yield, excellent berry flavor.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to septoria.