Currant Zhuravushka

Medium-ripening variety, obtained at the Mountain Horticulture Department of the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko from crossing the variety Nerosimaya and form (Seedling Golubki x Slozhnokistnaya). Author L.N. Zabelina. Since 2007, included in the State Register of Varieties approved for use in the West Siberian region.

Medium-height, spreading, moderately dense bush. Growing shoots are straight and curved, medium thickness and thin, green with yellow glands and dark-pink tips. Woody shoots are dark-brown, slightly hairy. Buds of medium size, spindle-shaped, pink, solitary.

Leaf five-lobed, medium size, light green, matte or slightly glossy, thin, slightly wrinkled, slightly wavy. Lobes are pointed, central lobe elongated and narrow. Basal lobes are poorly developed. Angle between midveins of lateral lobes is acute. Veins extend toward the leaf tip. Leaf base has an open, fine notch. Teeth are large, medium length, sharp, curled. Petioles are short, medium thickness, bright dark-cherry colored, positioned at an acute angle (45°) to the stem.

Flowers of medium size. Sepals are light green with bright pink tips, reflexed. Petals are greenish-cream, not fused, slightly bent. Inflorescence is medium (10 flowers, 6-10 berries), directed upward and in a downward arch, medium density, medium length. Pedicels are medium length, slightly hairy, green.

Berries are medium (1.1-1.2 g), large on good agrofond (1.5 g), oval, one-sided, with elongated bump at the pedicel, black, glossy, thin and elastic skin, dry detachment, with medium number of small seeds. Calyx is small. Taste is sour-sweet, pleasant. Chemical composition: dry solids — 10.7%, total sugars — 7.2%, titratable acidity — 2.1%, ascorbic acid — 214.9 mg/100 g, pectin — 0.9%.

Winter-hardy variety, productive (9.4 t/ha), self-fertile, weakly affected by fungal diseases.

Advantages of the variety: high yield, very dense transportable berries, suitability for mechanized harvest.

Disadvantages of the variety: susceptible to rust.