Ruslan grapes

Ruslan grapes
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Vitaliy Zagorulko, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
  • Appointment: dining room
  • Berry color: blue
  • Taste: harmonious with fruity tones
  • With bones: Yes
  • Ripening period: early
  • Ripening period, days: 105-110
  • Frost resistance, ° C: -25
  • Bunch weight, g: 693
  • Flower type: bisexual
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Ruslan grapes are one of the worthy representatives of hybrid table varieties. The variety is characterized by stable fruiting, high organoleptic qualities, resistance to diseases, excellent transportability, ability to long-term storage, high decorative effect.

Breeding history

Ruslan appeared in Ukraine in Zaporozhye thanks to the enthusiasm of the talented amateur breeder Vitaly Vladimirovich Zagorulko. For crossing, they chose the varieties Kuban and Podarok Zaporozhye. As a result, a new hybrid was born, which earned prizes at numerous exhibitions in the near and far abroad. Oddly enough, but the descendant of the southerners received extraordinary frost resistance - up to -25 ° C.

Geography of distribution

The variety is zoned for the southern regions and the black earth of the Russian Federation. Ruslan is a favorite of the gardeners of Kazakhstan and Moldova. He perfectly took root in regions with a temperate climate in the middle zone, in the Urals and in Siberia.

Description

Vigorous bushes with well-ripening (up to 72, 6%) vines of a chocolate shade are covered with large rounded leaves of bright green color. The fruiting factor is 1.2–1.4. For long shoots, support is required. The variety successfully resists diseases and pests, is unpretentious in care. Designed for fresh consumption and preservation: juices, preserves, jams, jellies, marmalade, raisins. Use a hybrid in the preparation of red wine and liqueurs. The fruits contain a large amount of vitamins and minerals, which allows them to be used in medicine.

Ripening period

Ruslan belongs to early maturing hybrids. The approximate time to reach technical ripeness is 105–110 days. Ripening occurs at the beginning of August, and under more negative conditions, in its third decade.

Bunches

Large, tapered, medium-friable brushes weigh on average 693 grams, but with ideal agricultural technology and favorable conditions, they reach 1.5 kg. The fruits are not prone to shedding and calmly tolerate a delay in harvesting.

Berries

Large (from 14 to 16 grams) oval deep blue berries with seeds are covered with a bloom of pruin. Sugar content - 174 g / dm³, acidity - 6.5 g / dm³. The dense juicy pulp is covered with a thin skin that is not felt when eating.

Taste

The balanced harmonious taste is distinguished by sweetness, light sourness and a noticeable fruity-plum aftertaste.

Yield

Ruslan is characterized by a high yield. The variety tends to form two clusters on each shoot, with a maturity rate of 75%.

The choice of planting material
Experienced gardeners recommend that beginners take cuttings and seedlings from those who made them from their vines and are professionally engaged in the production of such material.
You can evaluate the quality by cutting off a small amount of bark. When growing a bush from a cuttings and observing the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 90%, the high quality of the plant is practically guaranteed. It is possible to control the development of grapes at all stages.
Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 100%. The seedlings must be healthy. Pay attention to the absence of blisters, growths, or other signs of disease.

Growing features

Ruslan's unpretentiousness allows you to plant it on any soil, the main thing is that the site is sunny and well protected from drafts.

Landing

For planting seedlings, prepare standard pits 80x80x80 cm, arrange drainage, and pre-install a peg for support. The distance between the holes is 1.5 meters, between the rows - 3 m. This planting method helps to ventilate the rows, accelerates the evaporation of moisture, and initiates a faster ripening of the crop. Ruslan reacts negatively to waterlogging, which threatens with cracking of the berry.

The pit is prepared two weeks before planting - this time is needed for the soil to settle. The seedling must have strong roots and at least 2 eyes. Before planting, soil is poured into the pit, enriched with mineral and organic fertilizers. The seedling is lowered into the hole, the roots are straightened and covered with earth, leaving the root collar free.

After planting, the hole is well spilled, after a few days the earth is loosened and mulched with sawdust or peat. The vine can be propagated by layering if there is already a Ruslan bush on the site. To do this, it is enough to press the long shoot to the ground and sprinkle it with soil. By the fall, it will take root, and the next year it can be separated as a full-fledged self-rooted bush.

Landing features
In order for the vine to give a signal harvest after 3 years, it is necessary to take into account many factors - from the type of soil on the site to the nearby plants.

Pollination

The plant blooms with bisexual flowers and does not need additional pollination.

Pruning

Powerful bushes need regular short pruning, keeping 3 inflorescences and no more than 2 clusters per shoot. The maximum number of shoots is up to 35 per bush, 6 eyes are left on each, cutting off up to 10 buds from each shoot. Before manipulation, you need to remove dried berries, branches, leaves.

Pruning is one of the main grape care procedures. Depending on the purpose of pruning and the type of plant, the appropriate type of formation is selected.

Watering

Ruslan does not need frequent watering. The only exception can be dry summers. Mandatory watering of the grapes is carried out before flowering and during the ripening of the bunches. After absorbing water, the soil around the trunk is loosened, and mulch is sprinkled on top.

Irrigation schemes
In order for the berries to be large and juicy, it is necessary to organize full watering and feeding. All standards must be adjusted for weather conditions and the rate of evaporation of the liquid.
With a frequent watering scheme, it is recommended to moisturize once every two weeks (that is, twice a month during flowering and the appearance of berries) so that the earth is saturated 50 cm deep so that the plant does not switch to superficial (dew) roots. This amount can be reduced by mulching the crop with straw.
With a rare irrigation scheme, choosing the age and maturation of the grapes, you can use the standards presented in the table in another article.

Top dressing

Ruslan grapes have vigorous bushes with powerful roots, actively absorbing nutrients and quickly depleting the soil around them. For top dressing, organic and mineral complex fertilizers are used. For root feeding, the trunks are dug up from one and a half buckets of humus to an adult bush. Foliar dressing in the form of spraying is carried out in calm cloudy weather, protecting the foliage from sunburn.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

Despite the resistance to negative temperatures, the autumn period is the time to protect the thermophilic plant from fierce (for him) frosts in cold areas with real winters. The grape shoots are removed from the support and bent to the ground. Top covered with spruce branches, reeds, foil or agrotextile, as well as a 10-centimeter layer of earth. After snowfalls, cover the vine with an additional layer of snow.

Shelter for the winter is a very important step for the preservation of many grape varieties after wintering.

Diseases and pests

Ruslan is well known for his strong health, he is well resistant to fungal diseases and is tolerant to mildew and oidium. However, preventive measures are as mandatory for him as for other varieties. Better to be on the safe side than then to carry out exhausting measures to combat the "infection". Fungicides or copper sulfate are used as preventive measures. Insecticides will help in the fight against pests. In addition to small and harmful insects, Ruslan attracts birds, in this case it is most reasonable to use a special net.

Storage

The hybrid not only has good marketability, it has an almost phenomenal keeping quality. In special refrigerating chambers with a set temperature and humidity regime, the berry remains safe for up to 130 days. At the same time, it does not lose its organoleptic and decorative properties.

General characteristics
Authors
Vitaliy Zagorulko, Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Appeared when crossing
Gift to Zaporizhzhia x Kuban
Appointment
dining room
Yield
high-yielding
Transportability
Yes
Bunches
Bunch shape
conical
Density of the bunch
medium-sized
Bunch weight, g
693
Berries
Berry color
blue
With bones
Yes
Number of seeds, pcs.
1-2
Taste
harmonious with fruity tones
Sugar, g / dm³
174
Acidity, g / dm³
6,5
Skin
it is not felt when eating
Pulp
dense
Berry shape
oval
Berry weight, g
14-16
Berry size
large
Growing
Frost resistance, ° C
-25
Flower type
bisexual
Percentage of fruitful shoots
72,6
Fruiting rate
1,2-1,4
The number of inflorescences on the shoot
3
Number of bunches per escape
2
Pruning vines, eyes
short
Resistance to fungal diseases
above average
Mildew resistance, points
3 points (tolerance)
Resistance to powdery mildew, points
3 points (tolerance)
Maturation
Ripening period, days
105-110
Ripening period
early
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