Black currant Gamma

Black currant Gamma is a fruit crop from the Gooseberry family, native to northern Asia and central and northern Europe. The herbaceous was liked by summer residents, thanks to its taste and a large amount of vitamins and useful microelements. Black currant varieties differ from each other in distinctive features, care and characteristics. Next, we will take a closer look at the Gamma black currant variety.

Black currant Gamma: variety description

Currant Gamma: photo of the variety

Black currant Gamma is considered a promising variety. The fruit shrub fell in love, thanks to the large amount of harvest and advantages. To understand the value of this herb, it is worth getting acquainted with the history of the origin of the hybrid variety, the description of botany, chemical constituents, and other characteristics.

Origin story

Black currant variety Gamma is a selection work from black currant, was obtained in our country in 1996 in the process of state varietal trials, thanks to the work of selection specialists T.P. Ogoltsova and S.D. 5-82 ", obtained from the" sticky "variety with the" exotic "variety.

Interesting! Gamma currants are better suited for wine making than grapes.

The work received at the All-Russian Research Institute of Breeding of Fruit Crops was named "gamma". A few years later, namely in 2007, the planting material was recorded in the state register, this variety was allowed for cultivation in the Central Black Earth Region.

Presentation, description of the crop, ripening time, quantity of the crop

The botanical characteristics of this herbaceous herb are established by the following characteristics:

• bush. The dimensions of the bush are of medium size. Semi-spreading branches. The branches of this variety grow straight, rather thin. Lignified branches have a grayish, non-shiny color with a golden upper part. The buds are pinkish in color, of medium size, with a sharp end, in a single copy.
• foliage. Medium to small, non-shiny greenish foliage. There is a sharp wide serration along the edges, slightly bent downwards. The foliage has five lobes, the middle lobe is elongated than the lateral ones. The leaf blade has a small notch at the base. The leaf petioles are long with villi.
• flower. The flowers of this variety have a pale color, sepals of a bright color.
• berries... This variety of black currant has a short fruit cluster. The mass of one berry is average, one is one whole and three tenths of a gram. The berries are black, have a rather thin skin, glossy coating. Fruits with a pleasant aroma, sour and sweet taste at the same time, the number of seeds is average. The fruits are torn off the stalk without saping. The tasters rated the taste of fresh fruits at four points and three to five tenths on a five-point scale.

The harvest of the black currant variety Gamma has the following chemical composition per hundred grams:

• thirteen whole and one tenth of a percent soluble solids.
• eight point and eight tenths of a percent sugar.
• two whole and seven-tenths of a percent acid.
• one hundred seventy - two hundred twenty-eight milligrams of vitamin C.
• three hundred and fifty milligrams of potassium.
• thirty-one milligrams of magnesium.
• thirteen hundredths of a milligram of vitamin B6.
• two and a half micrograms of vitamin H.
• seven tenths of a milligram of vitamin E.
• thirty-three milligrams of phosphorus.
• twelve and a half milligrams of vitamin B4.
• four hundredths of a milligram of vitamin B2.

Blackcurrant variety Gamma has an average late ripening period. Most often, fruits can be harvested in the second to fourth week of the second summer month. This variety of black currant is fast growing, with a large amount of harvest that can be harvested every year. Most often, you can collect one kilogram and two hundred grams from each shrub, or one kilogram two hundred grams from each square meter.

Black currant Gamma: advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of black currant Gamma:

• large amount of harvest.
• easy care.
• good taste.
• good level of resistance to cold and frost.
• good level of drought tolerance.
• good level of resistance to some diseases.

Disadvantages of the Gamma currant variety:

• frequent exposure to septoria and anthracnose.

Black currant Gamma: care

Black currant Gamma fell in love with summer residents for its unpretentiousness in care procedures.

Site selection and disembarkation

Currant Gamma does not need special attention in the selection of the site. However, for the best growth and more yield, it is worth following certain tips and tricks. Herbaceous prefers sunny areas, but planting material is allowed to be planted in partial shade, the rate of growth and the amount of yield will not greatly decrease. This variety of black currant, like other varieties, prefers moist soils.

Note! If you believe the opinion of summer residents with experience, then when planting planting material, it should be directed to the north side at an angle, about forty-five degrees for the accelerated development of new roots on the sides and the appearance of root branches. There are no differences in other procedures.

Moderate soil moisture is essential for this blackcurrant variety. The bushes of this variety do not differ in great requirements for fertile soil. However, for a large amount of harvest, summer residents and gardeners are advised to cultivate shrubs in areas with good moist, light, loamy soil.

In order for the black currant variety Gamma to bring a large amount of harvest, the herbaceous planting must go through the following stages:

• it is worth making a planting hole following the dimensions of the root system of the planting material. The recommended size of the landing pit is fifty centimeters by fifty centimeters.
• carefully place the root system in the hole and pour out the soil so that the growing point is ten to fifteen centimeters from the soil level.
• for a larger amount of harvest and strongest growth, it is worth purchasing additional fertilizing, for example, ten glasses of mullein.
• level the poured soil. Tamp down a little.
• cut the top off twenty centimeters from the soil.
• to form a deepened circle in the soil near the planting material for moistening. Moisten it with two buckets of liquid.
• in a covering special material, two hundred centimeters by one hundred and sixty centimeters, make a cutout in the center, resembling a cross.
• Create a layer of mulch on the soil by threading the branches through the cutout in the middle.
• moisten the grassy one with one bucket of liquid a second time, pour the liquid through the cutout.

Agrotechnics

Black currant Gamma does not differ from other fruit shrubs, especially in agricultural technology. However, it should be noted that this variety requires intense and systematic hydration. In the process of offering the harvest, fruit shrubs need more moisture. This procedure is necessary so that the fruits do not have bitterness and small size.

Interesting! One kilogram of black currant fruit has three thousand three hundred berries, almost seven hundred and twenty thousand seeds.

Fertilizer for herbaceous is used in the spring season and in the process of bringing the crop in the summer season, as well as at the end of the autumn season. It is advised to use liquid top dressing. The optimal type of fertilizer is nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, and also with ash and mullein. Some summer residents use fertilizers potato peelings, starch promotes better fruit ripening.

Fight against various diseases and parasites

Black currant Gamma: photo of the variety

Blackcurrant Gamma has a good level of resistance to several diseases that are widespread. Ignoring these characteristics, it is difficult for the herb to fight most of the diseases. To eliminate fungal diseases, it is required to spray the entire fruit shrub before opening the buds and moisten the soil with one percent copper sulfate.

Note! At the first signs of the disease, it is necessary to urgently remove the infected branches with leaves. In the autumn season, it is necessary to burn the fallen leaves and dig up the soil.

It is also possible to apply one percent Bordeaux liquid by spraying the fruit shrubs at the end of the flowering process. If the disease is formed during the ripening period of the fruit, it is required to use special chemicals.

To avoid infection of the black currant bush with Gamma diseases, the following preventive procedures are required:

• spacious disembarkation.
• pruning shrubs.
• weed removal.
• preventive spraying.

Pruning and shaping the shrub

Shaping and pruning is done in the fall and spring seasons. For a large amount of harvest, it is advised to remove additional branches. Most often, summer residents remove broken and dried branches. Formation is carried out in the autumn planting, when the branches are pruned at the level of the fifth to sixth buds from the ground or twenty centimeters from the ground surface.

Winter season

Black currant Gamma has a good level of resistance to cold and frost, however, during especially cold winter seasons, freezing of branches is noticeable.

To avoid the aforementioned consequence, you need to follow the following tips:

• press the branches to the soil using a load. It is necessary to distribute the load evenly so as not to break the bushes.
• use insulation. It is advised to purchase a special fiber.
• pruning the tops of the branches, twenty percent of the annual growth
• disinfection of soil by any prophylactic means.
• prepare the soil. Remove fallen leaves, use top dressing in a complex, dig up.

Fruit harvesting and transportation, storage duration

Harvesting black currant Gamma falls on the second - last week of the second summer month. The herbaceous plant is torn off from the fruit stem without the release of juice, which allows mechanized harvesting of the fruit. Berries must be harvested on time, because overripe berries lose vitamins and taste.

In the process of transporting fruits, you should not place many berries in containers on top of each other, because the pressure of the upper layer can harm the lower layer. During transportation, it is advised to reduce the amount of shaking so as not to lose the presentation of the berries and their quality. The content of a fresh crop is permissible at a temperature of no more than plus twelve degrees with ordinary moisture, approximately berries are kept for up to two weeks.

In the refrigerating chamber, Gamma black currant berries can be kept for up to forty-five days, with the option that the fruits are stored in a dry bag. With a minus indicator, the fruits can be kept from a couple of months to a whole year. The duration of the content of berries is ordinary, thanks to the dense skin.

The above suggests that the fruits of the black currant Gamma tolerate transportation over long distances quite well, with minimal damage. So the black currant of the Gamma variety differs from other varieties in a large amount of yield, a good level of resistance to cold and drought, unpretentiousness, good taste, thanks to which Gamma currant is widespread among summer residents and gardeners.