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Karina


High yielding cultivar with very big fruits. Bud burst medium early, flowering and fruit ripening time medium.


Fruits

Size: Very large (average 1.6 g).


Shape : Round


Colour : Black


Flavour : Rather good, with slight sweetness.


Glossiness : Weak


Skin thickness : Medium

Fruit trusses

Lenght: Medium.


Density : Amount of fruits per truss - medium


Separation from the truss : Separates well. Better harvest with trusses.

Fruit biochemical value and use

Brix: 16.6 %


Use : For fresh consumption and processing


Phenols : 273 mg/100 g


Vitamin C : 118 mg/100 g


Anthocyanins : 153 mg/100 g

About the cultivar

Created in collaboration of researchers from Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden, cross of ‘Lentyai’ × ‘Interkontinental’. Cultivar protected in Latvia, representative of plant breeder`s rights: Institute of Horticulture (LatHort).


Bush : Vigorous, wide, medium upright.


Winterhardiness : Good winter hardiness, medium flower bud resistance to frosts.


Mechanical harvest : Adaptability not evaluated


Resistance to pests : Good resistance to bud mite, can suffer from currant shoot borer.


Resistance to diseases : Good resistance to diseases.