Black currant Fortuna

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Ripening period: medium-late, stretched

Fruits: large, 1.6-4.3 gr., sweet and sour

Yield: 37.1 q/ha; up to 5 kg/bush

Regionation: Central Russia, Urals, Siberia.

Breeding: Ural

Ripening period	Medium late variety
fruit size	Large-fruited varieties
Productivity:	high
Selection	Russia
planting material	Currant

The blackcurrant variety Fortuna was bred by the employees of the Sverdlovsk breeding station as a result of free pollination of hybrid seedlings of the Valovaya family. In 2015, "Fortuna" included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the Volga-Vyatka region.

Variety advantages: high drought and winter hardiness, good resistance to pests and diseases.

Variety Features

Plant. Bush Fortune tall, 50-70 cm, semi-spreading, gradually formed into a spherical shape. Shoots are straight, hairless with three- and five-lobed leaves. Fruit brushes are drooping, up to 8 cm long. 5-10 large flowers are formed on each brush.

Fruitsround, large. The mass of berries varies from 1.8 to 6 grams, diameter is up to 1 cm. The peel of ripe Fortuna – rich black with a glossy sheen, quite dense, so the currant does not flow when harvested. The pulp is juicy, contains up to 37 small grains. The taste of currant is dessert, sweet and sour. The aroma is weak. Tasting assessment – 4.1 points out of 5.

Variety purpose: universal.

Yield "Fortune" 37.1 q/ha. The first berries ripen closer to August, the fruiting period – stretched.

Immunity. Resistance to fungal and bacterial diseases, bud mites.

Growing conditions. Currant variety «Fortuna» unpretentious, adapts well to any soil and weather conditions. It has high drought and frost resistance. Suitable for growing in the Urals, Siberia, Central Russia.

Fortune – self-fertile plant, i.e. does not require replanting other currant varieties for cross-pollination. Seedlings of this crop are often used as pollinators to produce new varieties.

Selecting planting material

Before you buy Fortuna blackcurrant seedlings, pay attention to:

The state of the root system. It should have 3-5 main healthy and elastic roots – at least 20 cm long, with many small fibrous processes. Without traces of dryness, putrefaction, diseases.
Appearance of shoots – well-developed stems in the amount of 2-4 pieces, at least 40 cm long. Bark without signs of dryness, cuts, breaks, unnatural spots.
Age of seedlings. 2-year-old plants are most suitable for planting. They adapt more easily and will grow in a new place.

Beware of fakes and "sick" planting material! Buy currant seedlings «Fortuna» in nurseries and specialized stores.

Preparations

Phase	Operation	Biopreparations	Comment
Pre-plant tillage	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Fight against overwintering forms of pathogens 30-100 g/20 l of water per 1 weave
	Pest control	SBT-Pecilomycin RM116	wireworms. Soil pest control: larvae and adults of the May beetle, wireworm, mole cricket, etc. 100-150 g / 1 weave is applied by spreading
	top dressing	Organic fertilizer "TOR"	Main application in April Proportion 1:20
	top dressing	SBT-Ekosoil	Stimulation of biological activity 50 g per 20 l of water / 1 weave
root formation	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Prevention of the development of a wide range of fungal diseases. Soaking the roots of seedlings 60 g/10 l for 50 pcs
	Disease treatment	SBT-Fitolek BS26	Soaking the roots of seedlings Prevention of the development of a wide range of fungal diseases 60 g/10 l for 50 pcs. seedlings
	top dressing	SBT-Biocomplex Amino	Root soaking of seedlings 30 ml/10 l for 50 pcs
vegetation	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Prevention of the development of root rot Treatment in the phase of bud break 60-80 g per 1 weave, with a total water consumption of 30 - 50 l / per 1 weave
	Disease treatment	SBT-Fitolek BS26	Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, phomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tubercularia 40 g/10 l per 100 m2
	Pest control	SBT-Entolek	Aphid. Pest control mites, weevil, aphids, flower beetles, moths, moths, leafworms. Treatment during bud break 60–80 ml/10 l of water per 100 m2
	top dressing	SBT-Ekosoil	Stimulation of the development of the root system. improved provision of plants with nutrients 80–100 g per 1 hectare With a total water consumption of 30–50 l/1 hectare
Bloom	Disease treatment	SBT-Fitolek BS26	Processing in the budding phase Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, fomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tuberculariasis 40 g / 10 l per 1 weave
	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Prevention of late blight, powdery mildew, root rot, gray mold, leaf spot 40 g/10 l per 100 m2
	top dressing	SBT-Biocomplex Amino	Stimulation of plant growth. Improvement of photosynthetic activity 20–30 ml/10 l per 1 hectare
Fruiting	Disease treatment	SBT-Fitolek BS26	Prevention of powdery mildew, alternariosis, anthracnose, phomopsis, gray mold, curliness, septoria, tubercularia During the period of fruit formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 5 days before the start of harvesting 40 g / 10 l per 1 hundred square meters
	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	During the period of berry formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 60 g/10 l per 1 weave
	Pest control	SBT-Entolek	Ticks. Pest control mites, weevil, aphids, flower beetles, moths, moths, leafworms. Treatment of plants during the formation of berries (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 80–100 ml / 10 l of water per 1 weaving
	top dressing	SBT-Biocomplex Amino	During the period of berry formation (2-3 treatments) at intervals of 10-15 days 20–30 ml/10 l per 1 hectare
After harvest	Disease treatment	SBT-Trichodermin TH82	Autumn processing Reducing the stock of overwintering forms of pathogens spraying 120 g per 10–15 liters per 1 weave