Ukrainian gardeners have appreciated the advantages of yoshta and are planting more and more berries

Published 2020년 7월 26일

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A new berry called yoshta, a hybrid of black currant and gooseberry, is becoming popular in Ukraine. The plant, introduced in the 1970s by German breeder Rudolf Bauer, is known for its taste, which is a combination of gooseberries and currants, and its many varieties. The plant is thornless, disease and pest resistant, and can be harvested in parts for a long time. It is also rich in vitamins and has medicinal properties. However, its low yield makes it unsuitable for industrial farming, although it is well-suited to southern Ukraine. The price of the berries is higher than gooseberries or currants, but demand is high.

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What kind of berries you will not see now in the markets of Ukraine. However, this year, for the first time, Ukrainian owners massively offer a new berry for our region called yoshta, writes SEEDS. Yoshta is a berry bush, a hybrid of black currant and gooseberry. The plant's name is also “hybrid”: a combination of the German words Johannisbeere - currant and Stachelbeere - gooseberry. To the taste, the berries of the plant resemble both gooseberries and currants at the same time. However, depending on the variety, there may be more acidity in the berries. And now there are many varieties of yoshta. It is not surprising that Yoshta has German roots in the name, because the breeder, together from the then Germany, Rudolf Bauer, brought her back in the 1970s. Then his compatriot H. Murawski bred the varieties "Jochemina", "John", "Moro". After that, new hybrids appeared in other countries. Yoshta came to Ukraine not so long ago, but has already managed to get a local name in some ...

Source: Eastfruit