Bona
Variety of Black currant · Ribes nigrum
Polish variety with very large berries on long strigs – ideal for machine harvest.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
tartjuicyaromatic
Susceptibility & resistance
RustPowdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- Ben Lomond x Titania
- Breeder
- Instytut Sadownictwa Skierniewice (Polen)
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 1.5 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Very large berries on long, even strigs, good for juice and fresh market.
Growth
Moderately vigorous, upright, well suited to mechanical harvest.
Yield
High yield; an important variety in Polish commercial growing.
Notes
Good mildew and rust resistance.
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