The names of some grape varieties are amazing. Sometimes it is only on this basis that one can make a first impression of the variety.
Here and with grapes Long-awaited. It can be assumed that such a name is given because this type of late ripening?
Not at all ... It's just this kind of view with huge advantages that lovers of this berry have been waiting for so long!
The long-awaited is a hybrid variety of table grapes of amateur breeding. Berry picking begins in the first days of August, so the species is considered early. Gestation period from 105 to 116 days.
Annie, Witches Fingers, Blagovest and Ruta also belong to table hybrids.
“Long-awaited” grapes: variety description
The berries are quite large, 7-12 grams. The shape of the berries is oblong - nipple or nipple.
The most real sunny berry!
The flesh is fleshy, juicy, medium density, crispy. The skin of the fruit is refined, with food it is not felt at all. Sugar accumulation is very high with excellent harmony of taste.
The taste is pleasantly harmonic. Black Raven, Victoria, Ataman and Romeo can also boast excellent taste.
Berries do not crack when ripe.
The hybrid form of the Long-awaited has one minor feature: in the brush at the same time there are berries with rudiments (soft seeds - containing no seeds at all or have only one small seed) and seeds.
In appearance, the berries with and without seeds are completely different from each other. But the advantages of this species are much greater, that you don’t even think about these bones.
The vine matures almost completely. The power of growth is medium or large, both in grafted and root-bearing species.
Compatibility of cuttings with different stocks is excellent. Rooting rate is excellent.
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Breeding history
This variety was developed by one of the best breeders. Kraynov Viktor Nikolaevich.
Professionals, and lovers, know this name firsthand. It was this man who was one of the first to achieve significant results in amateur breeding. Derived Viktor Nikolaevich varieties from year to year are gaining popularity. His hands belong to Victor, Angelica, Anthony the Great and Anyuta.
The long-awaited appeared as a result of crossing varieties Kishmish radiant and talisman.
Specifications
The flowers of this species are bisexual, pollinated well. Unchanged high yielding - This is one of the main advantages of the variety.
Long-awaited brushes ripen early and have a very attractive appearance, extremely elegant. Clusters have a conical shape, have an average density. Possess a long comb.
Average bunch weight 600-900 grams (and this is the second year!).
For this type of approach load in 22-24 escape (about 30 little eyes) at the food zone near 5 square meters.
The variety is not subject to pea, just like Ideal Delight, Muscat Hamburg and Saperavi.
A little brings shedding berries after cutting, but in general, the transportability of the variety is not bad.
Stable frost resistance is characteristic of the form. According to long-term observations, the fruit bud stands cold. to -23 ° C.
Young bushes allowed to completely sprinkle with a layer of earth, in a similar way protecting them from frost and mice.
Most older plants are covered with hay or mulch.
Diseases and pests
The variety showed high resistance to such fungal diseases as mildew.
But to oidium (powdery mildew) resistance is medium. It is necessary to take preventive measures, namely, to begin processing in the spring, as soon as the plant begins to develop after winter.
One of the most effective measures of protection against oidium is considered to be a properly ventilated bush, because poorly ventilated strong leaf bushes are affected.
Against other common diseases of grapes, such as anthracnose, bacteriosis, chlorosis, rubella and bacterial cancer, preventive measures should be used, which are described in separate materials on our website.
Due to all its characteristics (disease resistance, good pollination, attractive presentation, excellent taste), the variety has gained recognition in Russia and Ukraine.
The use of the form of the long-awaited mainly table. It is beautiful fresh.
But it is also suitable for the purpose of processing: lovers who grow the Long-awaited in their own personal plots often use this type for the purpose of winemaking.
Many grape connoisseurs know and love this variety - these amber berries are more and more often found in bazaars and summer cottages.
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