BREEDING EVALUATION OF BLACK CURRANTS HYBRIDS FOR RESISTANCE TO THE POWDERY MILDEW, ANTHRACNOSE AND CURRANT BUD MITE
The article presents the results of the breeding evaluation of four black currants hybrid families of different origin for resistance to powdery mildew, anthracnose and currant bud mite. The selected resistant hybrid families have high resistant seedlings which are of great interest for further breeding to improve characters of new breeding material. Each seedling in the families 7-2-229 × Uslada and Isyumnaya × 6-21-129 are resistant to powdery mildew; 98-100 % of seedlings in the family Isyumnaya × 6-21-129 are anthracnose resistant; 94.7-100 % seedlings in the family 7-2-229 × Uslada are resistant to currant bud mite.