Blackcurrant Apatica

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Black currant Apatica belongs to the representatives of this culture with an average ripening period. This variety appeared at the Pavlovsk Experimental Station of the V.N. NI Vavilova, thanks to the works of such breeders as E.V. Volodina, O.A. Tikhonov and S.P. Hotimskaya, by crossing the subspecies Ojebyn and Minai Shmyrev... In 1996, this plant was entered in the State Register and zoned for the North-West region. Next, we will consider this subspecies in more detail, describe its pros and cons.

Black currant Apatica: variety description

The bush of the Apatika currant variety is tall, but rather compact in size, has an average level of thickening. The shoots are endowed with an average thickness, without pubescence, have a green color. The lignified shoots of the Apatica currant are of medium size, with a moderate slope in thickness to the upper part. They are straight, or slightly articulated, have a gray color with brownish or brown inclusions, often in the form of striae, with pale brown upper parts, with slight pubescence and shiny.

The bud of the black currant variety Apatika is apical free, medium-sized and oval in shape, with a sharp upper part, pubescent and has a green tint. The kidneys are single lateral, of medium size, oval-elongated in shape with a blunt upper part. They have a green tint, or rather slightly pigmented, asymmetric, have a flat inner side. They are also endowed with a slight deviation, practically pressed, located parallel to the shoot, and also with abundant pubescence. The scars on the leaves are large, wedge-shaped.

The leaf at the bush of the black currant variety Apatika is five-lobed, large and medium in size, has a dark green color with a blue overflow, as well as a slight sheen. It has a wrinkled structure, soft, and has little folding along the borders of the lateral and midribs. The main veins of the inner and outer sides of the leaf plate are endowed with rare pubescence; in the region of the petiole of the outer side of the leaflet, the pubescence is the most abundant, tomentose. Leaf slightly wide concave. It has wide teeth, large, pointed, biconciform and of medium depth, with a clearly defined "claw" of white shade. The main veins are mostly colorless. The middle lobe is large, more elongated than the lateral ones, with a round middle part and a sharp narrowing towards the apical part. The upper part of the middle blade is pointed, often deviated to the side. Additional projections are weak. The lateral lobes are of medium size, triangular in shape with sharp upper parts. The angle between the veins of the lateral lobes is obtuse. The basal lobes are well developed, with well-defined margins, which are raised slightly upward. Their veins are directed towards the leaf petiole. The base of the leaflet with a cordate notch is of medium depth. The notch often looks like a slit, sometimes closed at the top sheet plates. The petiole of such a leaf is of medium length, thick, rather straight. It is colored green, has pubescence, at the base of the leaf it has anthocyanin spots, and at the base of the petiole they are barely noticeable. Leaves on the shoot are located at an acute angle.

The flowers of the Apatica currant are endowed with an average size, have a goblet shape, a rather pale color - white-green with a pinkish tinge. Sepals have an elongated oval shape, with a blunt apical part and a light rather anthocyanin tint along the edge.They also have pubescence, free and arcuate. The flowers consist of oval or oval-elongated petals, with a rounded upper part, slightly touching in the middle part, and also have a slope towards the pistil. The stigma of the pistil is located almost at the same level, or slightly lower, of the anthers. The brushes have an average length, up to 5.5 centimeters, with an average density, with 7-11 berries. The axis of such a brush has an average thickness, it is pale green in color and has pubescence. The petiole of the cysts is short or of medium size. The peduncles are medium in size, endowed with pubescence and a green tint.

Features of berries varieties

Apatica currant berries grow quite large, each can reach a mass of 1.1-1.5 grams. They are round and oval in shape, black in color, with a slight pubescence, and also with an average gloss level. It is also worth noting that the berries of this half-species are smooth, sometimes with a constriction in several berries. The gap between them is dry. They contain a large number of seeds, about 56 pieces, and they are medium in size. The calyx is of medium size, closed, semi-falling, or falling.

When tasting currant berries, Apatica received an assessment of 4.7 points out of five, so we can conclude that this variety has high taste characteristics. It should also be noted that these berries are endowed with a universal purpose. In their chemical composition, they contain: soluble substances dry 20.4 percent, the amount of sugars 12.7 percent, titratable acids 2.51 percent, ascorbic acid 169 milligrams per 100 grams of product.

The Apatika black currant variety is distinguished by its good frost resistance. It is considered a subspecies with a stable yield, from about one bush to three kilograms of berries. And also this bush is highly self-fertile. Another distinctive feature of the Apatica black currant is a good level of immunity to such a dangerous disease as powdery mildew, as well as leaf spot. Rarely is it attacked by a kidney mite.