EVALUATION OF SOME GOOSEBERRY VARIETIES REGARDING ADAPTABILITY IN THE MIDDLE URALS
This paper discusses the observation data on 23 gooseberry varieties on 4 fruiting seasons (2016-2019) under the conditions of the Middle Urals. The varieties were evaluated in terms of adaptive and economic characters: winter hardiness, frost resistance, productivity, drought resistance, and large-fruit character. The observations and counts were carried out according to the “Program and methodology for the study of fruit, berry and nut-bearing crop varieties”. Two gooseberry varieties Berill and Avangard stood out with good adaptation to the Middle Urals and high levels of economic characters (freezing - up to 2.0 score points; average productivity - 1.1-2.2 kg per bush; average fruit weight - 3.6-3.8 g; low spinosity of shoots). The varieties Shershnevskiy, Seyanets Lefora, Eridan, Demidovskiy, Stanichniy, Kolobok, Kuybyshevskiy Chernoplodniy showed good adaptability; the maximum freezing was within 2.0 points; the general condition of plants at the end of study - 4 points. Under good precipitation, the varieties Demidovskiy, Uralskiy Vinograd, Kolobok, Berill, Avangard and Serenada showed genetically inherent large-fruit character (the average berry weight - over 5.0 g; the maximum - 6.1-8.2 g).