Seedlings of currant Sofievska, Rivne region.

It is characterized by extremely high, stable productivity, complex resistance to fungal diseases, kidney mite and leaf gall, drought resistance, unpretentiousness to growing conditions. New mid-ripe black currantcurrants intensive type selection of the Institute of Horticulture of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Obtained in 1986 by crossing the Belorusskaya sweet variety with the hybrid form C-106, which is a complex donor of disease resistance. Breeders K.N. Kopan, V.P. Kopan. The bush is above average size, semi-spreading. Shoots are thick, with shortened internodes, elastic. The cysts are medium, thick, 2-3 per scar, densely placed on the shoot.Berries rather large, one-dimensional, average weight 1.7-2.1 g, large 3.2-3.6 g, round-oval, black, shiny, do not crumble when ripening. The skin is elastic, durable, with a dry tear. The flesh is greenish-brown, thick, moderately aromatic, with a pleasant sour-sweet taste (4.25-4.5 points); contains: dry substances 13.92-15.26%, sugars 9.82-10.24%, acids 2.14-2.48%, pectins 1.48-1.72%, phenolic compounds 342.24-451.14 mg of vitamin C 218.42-242.16 mg per 100 g of raw weight. They ripen together, almost simultaneously. One of the best varieties for consuming berries fresh, as well as for preparing high-quality processing products (jelly,juices, wine materials) and freezing. Since 1998, the Sofievskaya variety has been undergoing state variety tests. Promising for intensive culture in industrial and amateur berry growing, for obtaining ecologically clean production, as well as for promotion to more southern regions. It quickly gained popularity among amateur gardeners. In the selection - a donor of high yield, complex disease resistance and drought resistance.