The history of selection and sort testing results of Grossularia mill. in the conditions of Krasnoyarsk region

The study describes a brief history of selective work and gooseberry sort tests in Krasnoyarsk Region. Com-parative characteristic of varieties was carried out on Shushensky fruit and berry sort testing site for the peri-od from 2012 to 2017. The assessment of the following varieties was carried out: Konfetny - control, Narodny, Uralsky Izumrud, Shershnevsky. The interval of matur-ing of gooseberry berries made 9 days. The first berries of the variety Uralsky Izumrud (23.07), in other varieties - on July, 27 - on August, 2 ripened. All varieties showed good and excellent extent of berries maturing testifying to the fitness of varieties to climatic conditions of the area. Konfetny (control) appeared to be the most winter-hardy in relation to other varieties. Weak freezing of the varieties Shershnevsky and Narodny in single one-year old branches was noted (about 1 %). Winter hardiness of the variety Uralsky Izumrud was average. Gooseberry varieties research on the extent of defeat by diseases showed, that all sorts had field hardiness towards mil-dew...