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Tihope

Black Currant

Denomination: 'Tihope'
Botanical Name: Ribes nigrum
Applicant/Holder: Research Institute of Horticulture (Instytut Ogrodnictwa)
ul. Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, P.O.Box 105
PL 96-100
Skierniewice
Poland
Breeder: Edward Zurawicz, Research Institute of Horticulture (Instytut Ogrodnictwa), Skierniewice, Poland
Stanislaw Pluta, Research Institute of Horticulture (Instytut Ogrodnictwa), Skierniewice, Poland
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2012-12-28
Application Number: 12-7833
Date abandoned: 2019-08-05

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Ben Hope'

Summary: The colour of the one-year-old shoot of 'Tihope' is yellow brown whereas the one-year-old shoot of 'Ben Hope' is grayish. The intensity of anthocyanin colouration of the young shoot is absent or very weak for 'Tihope' whereas the intensity is medium for 'Ben Hope'.

Description:

PLANT: medium to tall, semi-upright growth habit, few to medium number of basal shoots
ONE-YEAR-OLD SHOOT: yellow brown
VEGETATIVE BUD: bud burst begins mid-season, moderately held out position relative to shoot, short to medium length, broad acute apex, medium to strong intensity of anthocyanin colouration, weak degree of bloom
YOUNG SHOOT: absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration

PETIOLE (UPPER SIDE): weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
LEAF BLADE: medium length, broad, small to medium length to width ratio, weakly open at base
LEAF BLADE (UPPER SIDE): light green, absent or weak degree of glossiness

FLOWERING: begins mid-season
INFLORESCENCE: one or two flower trusses per axil, medium length, medium number of flowers
SEPAL: weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
OVARY: weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration

INFRUCTESCENCE: raceme type, small range of fruit size
FRUIT: large, black, medium degree of glossiness, fruit harvest begins early to mid-season

Origin & Breeding History: 'Tihope' was bred and developed by the breeders, Stanislaw Pluta and Edward Zurawicz, both employed at the Instytut Ogrodnictwa (Research Institute of Horticulture), in Skierniewice, Poland. It originated from a cross conducted in 1991 at the Experimental Station in Dabrowice, Poland, between the variety 'Titania', as the female parent, and the breeding clone designated 'P9/11/14', as the male parent. Seedlings derived from the cross were planted in the field in the spring of 1992 and evaluated from 1994 to 1996. 'Tihope' was selected in 1996 for its plant growth and habit, high fruit productivity, large fruit size, fruit quality, disease resistance and suitability for mechanical harvesting. It was further tested from 1996 to 2008 at the Experimental Station in Dabrowice. 'Tihope' was first propagated asexually by hardwood stem cuttings in 2012, in Skierniewice, Poland.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Tihope' is based on the Report on Technical Examination, reference number RS 843, purchased from the Centralny Osrodek Badania Odmian Roslin Uprawnych, in Slupia Wielka, Poland. The trial was conducted by the Centralny Osrodek Badania Odmian Roslin Uprawnych, in Slupia Wielka, Poland, from 2010 to 2013.

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Black Currant: 'Tihope'

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Black Currant: 'Tihope'

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Black Currant: 'Tihope'

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