Gooseberry Mayak

Medium-ripening variety, developed in the Siberian Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko in 1941 by crossing the varieties 'Hauton' and 'Bottle-shaped'. Breeders: N.I. Kravtseva, Z.S. Zotova, O.P. Elkina. Since 1998, it has been included in the State Register of Selection Achievements approved for use in the Northwestern Region.

Medium-height bush, well-developed, compact, dense, with good regenerative ability. Stems are gray-yellow, with reddish tips on growing shoots. Thorns are single or occasionally triple, oriented sideways at a right or obtuse angle to the stem.

Leaves are dark green, shiny, light green at shoot tips. Leaf blade is delicate, leathery and wavy in the middle of the shoots, concave, hairless. Leaf lobes are spread apart. Base is straight.

Flowers are medium-sized, with pink calyx lobes. Ovules are weakly hairy, light green with a waxy coating.

Berries are small and large (2.2-4.8 g), round and bottle-shaped, hairless, red-purple. Calyx is open. Skin is of medium thickness. Flesh is juicy and sweet. Flavor is good, berries are of universal use. Chemical composition: total sugars — 10.6%, titratable acidity — 2.1%, ascorbic acid — 36.0 mg/100 g, vitamin P — 216.0 mg/100 g.

Medium-winter-hardy, productive variety, average yield 6.3 t/ha (1.9 kg/plant), maximum 12.0 t/ha (3.6 kg/plant), characterized by high self-fertility. Slightly affected by powdery mildew.

Advantages of the variety: high yield, high self-fertility, slight powdery mildew infection, good berry flavor.