The new gooseberry cultivar ‘Virilad’
Abstract
In the article a morphological description, economic and biological characteristics of a new Belarusian gooseberry cultivar ‘Virilad’, bred in RUE ‘Institute for Fruit Growing’ (Belarus), originated from free pollination of the cultivar ‘Carpaty’, was given.
Cultivar ‘Virilad’ is characterized by middle ripening, high winter hardiness, productivity (2.5 kg from bush, 10.4 t/ha), good marketability properties of berries (fresh berries tasting score of 4.3, an average weight of 3.1 g, maximal 4.5 g). Berries are suitable for making nectar with pulp, and sterilized or frozen puree with sugar.
The variety is resistant to American powdery mildew and relatively resistant to leaf spots. It is characterized by high growth rates therefore reaches the required bush parameters for mechanized harvesting in the 3rd year after planting.
The level of profitability of the new variety is 174 %. New cultivar was transferred to the State Cultivar Trial of the Republic of Belarus in 2015.
For citations:
Andrushkevich T.M. The new gooseberry cultivar ‘Virilad’. Fruit Growing. 2016;28(1):170-175. (In Russ.)
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