New raspberry variety ‘Komsomol’skaya Pravda’

Abstract

For a long time, the specialists of the Federal Horticultural Center for Breeding, Agrotechnology, and Nursery have been conducting breeding studies with raspberry varieties at the Kokinsky testing station. In the period from 2013 to 2018, hybridization works were carried out involving remontant selected forms No. 13– 118–1 and No. 1–16–11. The main breeding objectives were to create an early maturing and productive remontant raspberry variety with superior taste qualities of fruits. In 2016, form No. 9–163–1, which later received the varietal name ‘Komsomol’skaya Pravda’, was singled out. This variety is characterized by an early onset of berry ripening, with the fi rst fruits on annual shoots appearing at the beginning of the 3rd decade of July. Fruiting is completed by the end of September. ‘Komsomol’skaya Pravda’ forms a bush of 6–8 strongly branching shoots with the autumn fruiting area of 70–80 cm. The fruits are large (5.0–5.5 g), attractive in appearance, and bright red in color with luster. The drupes are small, uniform, and tightly bound together. The shape of berries is regular and elongated-conical; pistil remnants are short. The taste is dessert, sour-sweet (4.5 points) with a subtle aroma. The variety is characterized by a high yield of more than 20.0 tons/ha. It surpasses the standard variety ‘Pingvin’ in terms of ripening duration, productivity, large-fruitedness, fruit fl avor, marketability, and resistance to leaf spots.