Vélez Vélez - Variety Description
Seedless grapes that are useda huge success with gardeners, are grown from ancient times. Every year, breeders successfully remove new varieties with almost imperceptible, underdeveloped bones.
Everyone who wants to ownproductive vineyard, it makes sense to plant kishmish (seedless). We'll talk about an interesting variety of this crop further. We learn in more detail what the Velez grapes are, the description of which is given in the article below.
Class of seedlessness
In Zaporozhye in 2009, V.V. Zagorulko (the national breeder) was bred by crossing varieties Rusbol and Sofia seedless form of grapes, called Velez. This year was notable for unusual weather conditions. The weight of the rudiments (rudiments) of the seeds at the same time deviated from the usual in the larger side and in the kishmish varieties. The more the rudiments are larger, the culture has a higher class of seedlessness.
With respect to the definition of this indicator forUntil now, studies have been carried out on this variety: according to some results, it is classified as a third class, while in others it is classified as the fourth. The peculiarities of this variety are studied in the south of Belarus.
Flowers of a plant
Grapes Veles, photo of which is presented inthis article, the bush has vigorous. The vine is ripening thoroughly, almost at the full length of the branch. It is easy enough to root the cuttings, while up to four flowers appear on the first vegetative shoot. In this variety they are hermaphroditic, or bisexual, containing stamens and pistils. Despite the fact that the flower is well pollinated, additional pollination is also carried out to increase the yield. This contributes to an increase in this indicator by 20 percent.
Berries and bunches
Grapes Velez has very large bunches,The branches are branched, the looseness is medium. Their weight reaches 3 kilograms. Bunches have a conical, sometimes cylindrical shape. In this case, the berries of this variety are also large, their weight reaches 5 grams.
In conditions of high humidity, they can rotand strongly crack. But in dry weather they hang on the bush for up to a month and a half, while they do not lose their taste qualities, do not get drunk, do not wither. The bunch of the bunch is very fragile, while the berries hold tight.
Maturation period
The grape variety of Veles has an early maturity. The full maturity of berries and the moment of bud blossoming on average divides 100 days. Growing grapes on the ground, the main crop can be harvested in early August. At the same time, the appearance of stepsons with bunches is characteristic for this variety. By the beginning of October they provide the second wave of harvest.
Frost resistance
In the fruit kidney of the vine grapes of this hybridthe level of frost-resistance is -21 ° C, which is not lower than that of other varieties. Veles must be grown in the conditions of shelter of the root-bushes and seedlings, and the method of film tunnels used in winter. Wine growers say that the main eyes of this culture in such conditions do not freeze.
Resistance to diseases
To date, the resistance of Velez tovarious fungal infections remain in the study stage. Resistance to downy mildew - mildew, the main disease of grapes that is grown on the open ground, is 3.5 points. The same figure is also equal to the indicator of resistance to oidium - another fungal infection that affects the green parts of the plant.
Care and Growth
Veles grape is a strong formculture. To accelerate the ripening of berries, increase the size of the brush and improve the quality of the product, the vine is cut into 6-8 eyes, sometimes even shorter. The yield is stable and high. Saplings are usually sold in a vaccinated or proprietary form.
Benefits
The variety of Velez grapes has a number of advantages. Its positive characteristics include frost resistance, which is comparable with the performance of other popular varieties. This plant undergoes no effects of frost down to -21 ° C, although sheltering the film for the winter will not hurt the bushes. Excess moisture during fruiting can be bad for the crop. There have been cases when berries rotted or cracked. The plant requires a spring average pruning up to six eyes. During the ripening of the fruit in the bush, stepchilds are formed, which also yield a crop, but later - by the middle of autumn. In addition, it is established that such grapes are well kept and transport transport is fine.
Vélez Vélez: rewards
In 2010 in Simferopol the internationalcompetition, which was called "Golden bunch of grapes." Variety Velez was able to win 2 gold medals, which were awarded by the Professional Tasting Commission and the People's Tasting Commission.
So, we can sum up and say that the Velez grape has excellent taste, unpretentiousness and high yield.
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