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NEW SMALL FRUIT CULTIVARS FROM CACAK: 2. THE NEW BLACK CURRANT (Ribes nigrum l.) CULTIVAR ‘Cacanska Crna’
Article number
505_38
Pages
297 – 302
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Abstract
The work on black currant breeding at Cacak by the method of planned hybridization has been pursued since 1980. Up to now, some 100,000 hybrid seeds were obtained and 15,000 hybrid seedlings were planted out.
Some 20 promising hybrids were singled out, and one of them (I/75) was named and released as ‘Cacanska Crna’. Breeding objectives are developing black currant cultivars superior to the existing ones in their hardiness to late spring frosts, cropping and fruit quality (anthocyanins and ascorbic acid), with long strigs.
Special attention is being paid to developing cultivars suited to mechanized harvesting, with erect bushes and berries easily separating from the stalk.
New cultivar ‘Cacanska Crna’ was obtained in 1980 from open pollination of cv. ‘Malling Jet’ and was selected in 1984. The bush is vigorous.
The branches first grow erectly and later become spreading under the weight of the crop.
The leaf is large, dark green, with pronounced venation.
It has large and elongated buds.
The raceme has long central axis bears 10–15 flowers.
The flower is large, with green-yellow petals.
It is self-fertile.
Cropping is abundant.
The bud burst and flowering time is mid-early.
So far it has not shown pronounced susceptibility to the adverse biotic and abiotic factors.
Ripening season is mid-late.
The strigs are long averaging 8,5 berries.
The berries are large (0,82 g), averaging 42 seeds, separating easily from the fruit stalks.
The berries have 15,1% of soluble solids and 2,88% of total acids.
The fruit is very suitable for fresh consumation, suitable for freezing and very suitable for processing.
Some 20 promising hybrids were singled out, and one of them (I/75) was named and released as ‘Cacanska Crna’. Breeding objectives are developing black currant cultivars superior to the existing ones in their hardiness to late spring frosts, cropping and fruit quality (anthocyanins and ascorbic acid), with long strigs.
Special attention is being paid to developing cultivars suited to mechanized harvesting, with erect bushes and berries easily separating from the stalk.
New cultivar ‘Cacanska Crna’ was obtained in 1980 from open pollination of cv. ‘Malling Jet’ and was selected in 1984. The bush is vigorous.
The branches first grow erectly and later become spreading under the weight of the crop.
The leaf is large, dark green, with pronounced venation.
It has large and elongated buds.
The raceme has long central axis bears 10–15 flowers.
The flower is large, with green-yellow petals.
It is self-fertile.
Cropping is abundant.
The bud burst and flowering time is mid-early.
So far it has not shown pronounced susceptibility to the adverse biotic and abiotic factors.
Ripening season is mid-late.
The strigs are long averaging 8,5 berries.
The berries are large (0,82 g), averaging 42 seeds, separating easily from the fruit stalks.
The berries have 15,1% of soluble solids and 2,88% of total acids.
The fruit is very suitable for fresh consumation, suitable for freezing and very suitable for processing.
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Authors
M. Stanisavljevic, M. Tesovic, K. Pavlovic
Keywords
Black currant, cultivars, breeding, phenological date, fruit quality, yield
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