Gooseberry Kubanets

Mid-early maturing variety, developed at the North Caucasus Regional Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture from self-pollination of the 'Green Bottle' variety. Breeder: E.K. Kirtbay. Since 1997, it has been included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the North Caucasus region.

The bush is weak-growing, weakly spreading, medium-density, with a moderate number of main shoots. One-year-old shoots are slightly reddish, hairless, inclined, slightly curved, and slightly thorny. Thorns are distributed along the entire length of the shoot, single or double, medium-sized and thickness, mostly pointing downward relative to the shoot, with tips curled. Buds are light brown, medium-sized, elongated, and deviated from the shoot.

Leaves are three-lobed, green, slightly shiny, large and medium-sized, wrinkled, lightly hairy. Leaf blade is leathery, concave along the main veins. Teeth are medium-sized and blunt. Side margins of the middle lobe are cut straight to the base. Angle between veins of side lobes is acute, angle between leaf blade base and petiole is obtuse, sometimes straight. Basal lobes are well-developed. The notch between the central and basal lobes is narrow, medium-depth, and sharply pointed. Shape of the petiole notch is triangular. Petiole is light green, thin, lightly hairy, positioned on the shoot at a 45° angle.

Flowers are small, bell-shaped, with green sepals. Ovule is hairless.

Berries are large (6-8 g), single-fruit, oval-shaped, light green, hairless, tart-sweet, of universal use. Skin has medium density, medium vein pattern, weak branching of veins, veins lighter than the fruit's main color. Medium number of seeds. Peduncle is long and green. Chemical composition of berries: dry solids — 15.7%, total sugars — 8.8%, titratable acidity — 1.6% g, ascorbic acid — 38.2 mg/100 g.

High yield — 15 t/ha, drought-resistant, moderately winter-hardy, moderately resistant to powdery mildew.

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

Disadvantages of the variety: weak growth, thorniness.