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Varmas

Black currant

Ribes nigrum L.

‘Varmas’. Bred by Johannes Parksepp and Asta-Virve Libek. The cross made in 1970: ‘Albos’ × ‘Uus must’. Registered as new cultivar since 22.03.2004.

Fruit: very early maturing, black, glossy, big, berries in medium clusters with medium density, good berry separation from clusters. Very early.

Bush: medium, upright-spreading, producing shoots moderately. Winter hardy, rather good yielding, resistant to mildew and moderately susceptible to black currant gall mite. Thrives better in light soils.

  • Estonian cultivar

  • Accession no:
    EST2198
  • Accession present in Polli Horticultural Research Centre

  1. Average fruit weight:
    1.2
    g
  2. Juice yield (laboratory extraction):
    54
    %
  3. Juice yield (enzymatic laboratory extraction):
    65
    %

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