A new gooseberry variety ‘Grinchel’
The research was carried out within the scope of the state task. Fundamental principles of management underlying the selection process aim to create new plant genotypes with a high economic character of plant performance, resistance to bio- and abiostressors. The aim is reached by developing and improving plant breeding methods, creating source material and adaptive varieties of cereals, grain-legumes, fodder, fruits and berries, ornamental crops, and potatoes. The paper presents findings of the study on gooseberry breeding conducted in the YUUNIISK [South Ural Research and Development Institute of Horticulture and Potato growing], a branch of the Federal Agrarian Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The paper describes a new gooseberry variety, 'Grinchel', in terms of pomology and economic value. The new variety boasts of high winter hardiness, yield and quality of berries, has increased resistance to abiotic and biotic stressors and is of interest for further breeding activities.