Despite the delicious rich and at the same time delicate taste of this grape with a nutmeg bouquet and original aftertaste, Ladante variety is not particularly loved by farmers.
The fact is that he literally "breathes its last" - is powerless both in the face of frosts, and in the face of misfortunes, such as mealy-growing, and in front of various moths.
Capricious and to soil conditions. The wasps are just not too interested - they feel sorry, not otherwise. Is it a reason to refuse to grow the Flying Grapes?
It depends on how much work you are willing to invest in it.
What kind is it?
Ladanate belongs to the technical varieties of early ripening. Used for elite dessert wines., sometimes - as a component for sparkling and semi-sweet.
A real treasure for the production of wine is considered a variety of Tason, also used in this capacity Vodogray and Muscat Summer.
Buds bloom by the end of April. The ideal time to harvest - The end of September, the beginning of October, when the sugar in the berries reaches its maximum.
The taste of the fruit is sweet, with a rich nutmeg aroma and a pleasant aftertaste with hints of strawberry, citron, tea rose. Berry is fit for human consumption and in natural form.
Such varieties as Ruta, Chocolate and Kesha stand out with an unusual taste.
Grapes Incense: variety description
Bush srednerosly. A bunch of medium size (up to 600-800 g), on a short leg. It has a conical or cylindrical-conical shape, of medium density, moderately friable, often with a polka.
Berries oval, large, pleasant greenish yellow or amber-yellow hue.
The skin is dense, medium thickness, the flesh is juicy, dense, fleshy, with two or three seeds in the middle.
Flowers bisexual. The stem is green, strong, fleshy. Vine flexible, strong, brick shade.
Moldova, Monte Cristo and Galben Nou also possess bisexual flowers.
Light green leaves medium sized, heart-shaped, five-lobed, rigid, without pubescence.
Mature shoots are yellowish-brown with dark nodules.
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Breeding history
Incense, as well as Muscat white - perhaps the oldest grape of those that Nature gave to humanity. He belongs to the ecological-geographical group of Eastern varieties.
His favorite territories are Ukraine, Crimea, Moldova, Mediterranean countries, Central Asia.
Specifications
Bush srednerosly. Productivity is good - up to 110 centners per hectare. Shoots mature to 90%.
Ovary almost not showered under favorable flowering conditions.
Among the high-yielding varieties, the Gift of the Magarach, the Anniversary of the Kherson Summer Resident and Rkatsiteli are also worth mentioning.
The variety is characterized by low frost resistance, resistance to powdery mildew and mildew, aphid, and gray rot is also low.
Grapes does not like clay soils and lowlandsbut it feels good on sunny, dry, well warmed slopes.
Autumn rains are dangerous for this variety (gray rot immediately attacks), and spring frosts (shoots growth instantly weakens). But almost does not suffer from wasps.
Also for Ladan characterized by an uneven increase in shoots even from elderly buds. Cuttings root well.
The variety has a high sugar accumulation - up to 25%. The same indicators show Aladdin, Athos and Marcelo.
The optimal load on the bush - no more than 40 holes. For stable and high-quality fruiting, the vines are pruned into 6-8 buds, as well as carry out additional pollination. Potash fertilizers and regular watering provide good assistance to Ladanny.
Diseases and pests
What is Ladanny afraid of? Yes, perhaps, everything.
Gray rot (spray applied: Euparin; Royal Flo; Topsin M; Topaz; Ronilan; Derozal).- Mealy dew (treatment with sulfur, fungicides).
- Aphid (Arrivo spray insecticide; Sumi-Alpha; Intavir; Karate; Decis et al.).
- Crisp Clover (Chlorophos; Gardona; DDVF; Metaphos; Keltan; Karbofos; Cydial; Phosphamide, etc.).
- Spider mite (before bud break - spraying with DNOC or nitrofen; after treatment with acaricides. The affected bark is removed and burned regularly).
- Birds (installation of durable nets with small cells. Special balls recommended by some farmers with “birds of prey eyes” turn out to be ineffective - either feathered grape hunters are not so stupid, or their desire to feast on berries is stronger).
Gray rot (spray applied: Euparin; Royal Flo; Topsin M; Topaz; Ronilan; Derozal).If you are not afraid of the capriciousness and vulnerability of Ladanny variety and you are ready to take care of it selflessly, the reward will not keep you waiting - you will not be transferred to a wonderful homemade nutmeg wine that you will not confuse with any other.
