Mara Eglite |
(Māra) High yielding cultivar with big fruits. Medium bud burst, late flowering and very late fruit ripening time. |
Fruits
Size: Very large (average 1.3 g).
Shape : Raindrop
Colour : Black
Flavour : Subacid, rather good.
Glossiness : Medium
Skin thickness : Medium
Fruit trusses
Lenght: Short or medium.
Density : Medium amount of fruits per truss
Separation from the truss : Separates well
Fruit biochemical value and use
Brix: 15.5-17.3 %
Use : For fresh consumption, freezing and processing.
Phenols : 296 mg/100 g
Vitamin C : 172 mg/100 g
Anthocyanins : 226 mg/100 g
About the cultivar
Breed in Latvia, cross of ‘Black Naple's’ × ‘Katyusha’. Cultivar protected in Latvia, representative of plant breeder`s rights: National botanical garden.
Bush : Vigorous, rather wide, medium upright.
Winterhardiness : Good
Mechanical harvest : Good adaptability
Resistance to pests : Susceptible to bud mite.
Resistance to diseases : Good resistance to American gooseberry mildew, medium resistant to leaf spots, susceptible to BRV.