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PIONE ONEERIN ERING G NEW W FRON ONTIERS IERS AND D NEW W CL CLIMAT MATIC IC REGIO GIONS NS WI WITH H EXISTIN ISTING G BC BC VARIETIE RIETIES

Aleksandr Yareshchenko Deputy director of scientific work, PhD, currants breeder, Institute of Horticulture of the NAAS, Kyiv, Ukraine

strawberry 9000 ha 42,5 % raspberry 5400 ha 25,5 %

black & red currants 5300 ha 25 %

gooseberry 1000 ha 4,7 % blueberry 400 ha 2 % blackberry 50 ha 0,2 % blue honeysuckle 10 ha 0 %

Structure of small fruit crop plantations in Ukraine*

* - official figure, small home orchards included, 2012

Climatic zones of fruit growing, Ukraine

Territory

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Ukraine is characterized by diversity

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climatic and soil conditions that vary from wetlands to the west of Polissya to dry in the southern Steppe regions

max t +34…36 0С max t +38…42 0С precipitation 650-700 mm precipitation 260-380 mm

• Total acreage – 5300 hectare (2012)
• Small fruit farms – 2400 hectare
• Average yield in small fruit farms – 7 ton/ha
• Total yield – 35 000 ton (2012)
• 30 black currant cultivars are presented in National

Register (all - from local breeding programs!)

• Institute of Horticulture NAAS – owner of 14 bc

cultivars

Black currant in Ukraine

Suitability of Ukrainian regions for sustainable black currant growing*

suitable limited suitable non-suitable

Regions – bc for fresh market Regions – bc for processing

Main regions of black currant growing in Ukraine*

*- including red currant (around 5-7% of total acreage)

Trends in Ukrainian BC growing industry – well tried varieties & new regions

• Environ

ironmen mental tal fr friendliness ndliness and d ada daptabi ptability lity

• the most popular varieties that can consistently produce fruit in different soil and climatic zones with

minimal apply of pesticides (max. 2-3 treatments)

• Growers

ers like ke to to p plan ant t blac ack k cu curran ant t in non-sui suitable table region ions s – on the South and South-East of Ukraine . There

is permanent shortage of bc berries on the market of mentioned regions

• heat resistant varieties + additional expenses to maintain + risks still possible
• Dessert

ssert variet ieties ies are e pr prefe ferable rable

• all-purpose consumption (processing and fresh market)

Main figures of propagation black currant in Ukraine

• Around 40 varieties are propagated
• Total production of bc nurseries (2012 г.): 1,8 million plants
• Most propagated varieties: Yubileynaya Kopanya (600 thous. plants )

Wernisazh (324 thous. plants ) Sofievskaya (320 thous. plants )

Environmental friendliness and adaptability - varieties

70% produced plants !!!

• Average wholesale price (2012): 0,5 – 0,6 EURO/plant

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Yubileynaya Kopanya Wernisazh Sofievskaya Sanyuta Raduzhnaya

The most cultivated bc varieties in Ukraine

up to 80 % of total bc acreage planted with varieties bred by Institute of Horticulture !

Oriana Kazkova Krasa Lvova

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Bla lack curr rrant – fir irst fru ruit itin ing (research plot, Institute of Horticulture, Kyiv, Ukraine)

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Gr Growers wers like e to plant nt bl black ck cur urrant rant in no n non-suit suitable able region ions

WHAT RECOMMENDED ?

• Black currant – crop of moderate climate.

air drought (less 30 % RH)+ long-term temp. (above +30 оС) are harmful for bc plants

• Threat of Verticillium albo-atrum

after a dry period precipitation falls and the temperature remains high

Plant heat-resistant varieties (Wernisazh, Yubileynaya Kopanya, Kazkova)

 Avoid the bc plants become stressed (shading plants, irrigation, mulching soil in-the-row lines)

Applying of anti-transpirants and growth regulators – Atonik, Vapor Guard

etc.

8.45 12.20 14.50 17.90 28.30 30.10 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 грн./кг

Retail selling prices for black currant berries in city markets of Ukraine

Год

Thank you for attention!

Aleksandr Yareshchenko Institute of Horticulture NAAS Deputy director of scientific work, PhD, currants breeder Tel./Fax. +38044-5266588 Mobile +38067-5013562 yareshchenko_a@ukr.net