Currant Exotic

Currant Exotic
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: T.P. Ogoltsova, Z.S. Zotova, S.D.Knyazev, L.V.Bayanova (All-Russian Research Institute of Breeding of Fruit Crops and Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after M.A.Lisavenko)
  • Appeared when crossing: Dove Seedling x Bradthorpe
  • Year of approval: 2001
  • Ripening terms: early ripening
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Appointment: universal
  • Berry weight, g: 1,8-2,5
  • Tasting assessment: 4.3 points
  • Escapes: thick, straight, shiny, gray with a gray-yellow top, with long internodes; growing - light green, non-pubescent, colored with anthocyanin
  • Sheet: large, five-lobed, green, shiny, wrinkled
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Black currant - a classic of gardens and personal plots, is considered one of the most common crops in our country. All types have their own characteristics, pros and cons. The above fully applies to the Exotic variety, whose fruits are suitable for fresh use, for making preserves and jams. The variety is grown both on private plots and on an industrial scale, since it is suitable for mechanized harvesting.

Breeding history

The originators of the variety are the breeders of the All-Russian Research Institute of Breeding of Fruit Crops and the Scientific Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after V.I. M. A. Lisavenko - T. P. Ogoltsova, Z. S. Zotova, S. D. Knyazev, L. V. Bayanova, who worked on crossing the currant Seedling Golubki and Bradthorpe. The variety was approved for use in 2001.

Description of the variety

Medium-sized bushes have medium thickening. Shoots are gray and thick, erect, not pubescent, with long internodes; they change color to a gray-yellow color closer to the tops. Young light green shoots of the current year are covered with a shiny skin and are stained with anthocyanin.

Advantages of the variety:

  • winter hardiness;
  • self-fertility;
  • early maturity;
  • high yield and strong immunity.

Large green five-lobed foliage has a shiny wrinkled surface, a cut of a standard depth and denticles along the edges. The flowers are white and rather large in size, collected in drooping clusters of medium length with 8-10 berries. Wide sepals are of medium size.

Characteristics of berries

Rounded black berries have an impressive weight - from 1.8 to 2.5 grams.

Taste qualities

Juicy refreshing sweet and sour pulp is covered with a thin skin. The chemical composition contains: sugars - 8.9%, ascorbic acid - 197.1 mg / 100 g, soluble solids - 12.8%, as well as titratable acids - 2.8%, anthocyanins - 101.1 mg / 100 g , leukoanthocyanins - 151.7 mg / 100 g, catechins - 431.7 mg / 100 g and the amount of P-active substances - 684.5 mg / 100 g. Tasting score - 4.3 points out of 5 possible.

Ripening and fruiting

The early-fruiting (3-4 years old) variety belongs to the early-ripening category - they start harvesting in late June - early July.

Fruiting of currants depends on the variety, on the region in which it grows, what kind of care it is, whether all agrotechnical measures are followed. In black currant, flower buds form on branches that are one year old. So the first small crop can be harvested the next year after planting the plant. Full fruiting begins from the third year of the shrub's life.

Yield

The minimum yield, subject to the rules of agricultural technology, is 1 kg per bush and 6.9 t / ha.

Growing regions

The variety is adapted for cultivation in the Central regions of the country.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

Exotics refers to self-fertile (54% pollination) varieties, but yields increase significantly when pollinating varieties with the same flowering time settle nearby.

Landing

The optimal timing for planting currant seedlings is autumn, from September to the end of October.They are planted in the spring, which is also not bad, because there is a long season ahead for adaptation and growth of the root system. However, the fall planting has very serious advantages:

  • there will be enough time for the rooting of young and thin roots, and all care for the plant is shifted to the "shoulders" of nature - the seedlings do not need to be watered, protected from the sun and hail;
  • in the spring, you will not have to waste precious time preparing pits and planting plants, and they will begin their life together with all crops and already this year will go through a full-fledged growing cycle, while spring plantings are carried out much later, and the entire season is spent on adaptation.

The plot is chosen sunny, with protection from cold winds and drafts. The distance between the bushes is at least 1 meter, in the aisles - up to 1.5 m.

A pit 70x70x70 cm is equipped with a drainage layer, on top of which an organic "pillow" is laid in the form of a thick layer of compost, rotted manure, humus. Together with the drainage, the pillow should take up ⅔ space. The removed soil is enriched with organic matter (humus, compost, bird droppings), mineral fertilizers, superphosphate, wood ash.

If the soil is highly acidic, it must be deoxidized with lime, chalk, gypsum, dolomite flour. When organizing a planting pit, it should be remembered that currants do not like heavy soil, they will need light, loose, breathable soil.

The roots of the seedling are carefully straightened inside the pit along the surface of the earth, set obliquely, sinking the root collar into the ground to a depth of 10 cm - this technique promotes greater root formation and the number of shoots. As a result, the bush will be healthy and strong. The near-trunk circle is watered with three buckets of warm water, the next day they are loosened or mulched.

Not a single garden plot can do without currants. This fragrant and healthy berry is very popular. When planting currants, you need to take into account many factors and nuances. It is necessary to choose the right planting material, determine the location, and competently prepare the soil.

Growing and care

Further care consists in timely and regular watering. In the first year, they are carried out weekly, for adult bushes, the frequency of irrigation is reduced, but the Exotics may not withstand droughts. Weeding is imperative, since weeds take away a significant part of the nutrients. If mulching is not used, then it is necessary to loosen the soil in the near-stem circle after each watering so that the earth does not become crusty and oxygen saturates the root system.

Feeding is no less important. With the correct filling of the planting pit, they will not be needed in the next 2-3 years, but then the currants will deplete internal reserves. Every autumn, the trunk circle is covered with a thick layer of humus or manure. In the spring, when the snow melts, the nutrients will go down. If it was not possible to do this in the fall, then in the spring the bushes will need nitrogen to build up a powerful green mass. In the second half of summer, currants are fed with phosphorus-potassium preparations.

Sanitary pruning is carried out in the fall and spring, removing affected, old, deformed shoots. It is necessary to remember about anti-aging procedures, when 4-year-old branches are replaced with young replacement shoots - the most complete yields give 2-3-year-old shoots. You should also avoid thickening the bush.

Preventive treatments with insecticides and fungicides will protect plantations from pests and diseases.

The most important step in caring for currants is the correct moisture of the crop throughout the growing season. Due to errors in watering, you can lose most of the crop and get small and tasteless berries.
Pruning is an indispensable element of caring for any fruit shrubs, including currants.If you carry out this agrotechnical procedure at the optimal time and do it correctly and regularly, the result will not slow down to affect the quality and quantity of berries grown.
Competent preparation of currants for winter is the key to a good harvest for next year. Autumn care for currants and preparation for cold weather includes the following stages: pruning, watering, feeding, treatment from diseases and pests, shelter.
In the process of growing currants, timely feeding is an important part of care. Organic and mineral elements are necessary not only for the harmonious growth of the bush, but also for the formation of the crop. During the entire growing season, the plant needs different substances, which is important to consider when choosing a fertilizer.

Disease and pest resistance

Currants are highly resistant to powdery mildew, anthracnose and columnar rust. Medium resistance to septoria and kidney mites.

Currant is one of the most favorite crops of gardeners, it can be found on almost any personal plot. In order for the currant berries to be tasty and large, and the bush itself to be healthy and strong, you should properly care for, treat and protect the plant from harmful insects. It is important to recognize the signs of the disease in a timely manner and begin treatment in the early stages of plant damage.

Resistance to adverse climatic conditions

The Exotica variety has high winter hardiness.

If there is a need to increase the size of the planting of currants or to rejuvenate the shrub, then you can propagate the currants yourself. You can propagate currants in different ways: green cuttings, lignified cuttings and layering. Each of the procedures is a vegetative propagation of currants and allows you to get full-fledged seedlings without much effort.
Main characteristics
Authors
T.P. Ogoltsova, Z.S. Zotova, S.D.Knyazev, L.V.Bayanova (All-Russian Research Institute of Breeding of Fruit Crops and Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after M.A.Lisavenko)
Appeared when crossing
Dove Seedling x Bradthorpe
Year of approval
2001
View
black
Appointment
universal
Average yield
6.9 t / ha (1 kg / bush)
Bush
Growth type
medium-sized
Description of the bush
erect, compressed, of medium density
Escapes
thick, straight, shiny, gray with a gray-yellow top, with long internodes; growing - light green, non-pubescent, colored with anthocyanin
Sheet
large, five-lobed, green, shiny, wrinkled
Flowers
large, pale in color
Brush
medium, hanging, with a dense arrangement of berries
Number of berries in a brush, pcs
8-10
Berries
Berry color
black
Berry size
very large
Berry weight, g
1,8-2,5
Berry shape
rounded
Skin
thin, shiny
Taste
sweet and sour
Berry aroma
refreshing
Berry composition
soluble solids - 12.8%, total sugars - 8.9%, titratable acidity - 2.8%, ascorbic acid - 197.1 mg / 100 g, anthocyanins - 101.1 mg / 100 g, leukoanthocyanins - 151, 7 mg / 100 g, catechins - 431.7 mg / 100 g, the amount of P-active substances - 684.5 mg / 100 g
Tasting assessment
4.3 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-fertile
Self-fertility,%
54
Winter hardiness
high
Growing regions
Central
Suitability for mechanized harvesting
Yes
Disease and pest resistance
high
Powdery mildew resistant
high
Anthracnose resistance
average
Septoria resistance
average
Kidney mite resistance
average
Columnar resistance
high
Maturation
Ripening terms
early ripening
Early maturity
early
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