Currant Zero

Mid-early maturing variety, developed at the Southern Ural Research Institute of Fruit and Vegetable and Potato Growing from crossing varieties Chulkovskaya and Kaskad. Author V.S. Ilyin. Under state variety testing since 2009.

Plant is tall, moderately spreading, medium density. Growing shoots are medium thickness, slightly curved, hairless. Buds are medium size, single, brown, oval, deviated from the shoot. Petiole trace is narrow, oval.

Leaf is five- or four-lobed, medium size, dark green, shiny, wrinkled, blade is concave along central veins of lobes, main veins are pink. Lobes are pointed, central lobe is slightly concave, broad, almost same or slightly larger than lateral lobes, with weakly noticeable additional projections; in most leaves it is slightly bent downward and sideways. Angle between central veins of lateral lobes is sharp and straight; lateral lobes are widely spaced. Basal lobes are weakly expressed and uneven. Leaf base has small, wide, rounded notch. Teeth are medium and small, with noticeable 'claw', slightly curled. Petiole is medium length and thickness, pink, slightly hairy.

Flowers are medium size, pink, cup-shaped, stigma is moderately expressed, light brown. Sepals are light brown with pale-yellow stripes, curled, touching each other. Inflorescences are medium length, up to 10 cm, dense. Axis is thin or medium thickness, brownish, with ridges, hairless. Petiole is medium, thin, dark green.

Berries are very large (1.0-1.6 g), one-dimensional, dark red, round. Seed quantity is medium. Taste is sour-sweet, score 4.8 points. Berries are versatile in use. Receptacle is round, small, closed. Peduncle is medium length and thickness.

Variety is winter-hardy, high-yielding, average multi-year yield is 8.8 t/ha, maximum 20.0 t/ha (2.2-5.0 kg/plant), characterized by good self-fertility, resistant to powdery mildew, septoria.

Advantages of the variety: large fruit size, taste qualities, high yield.