In the people, this variety is also mistakenly called “Magarach” instead of “Magarach”. This grape is a diamond of wine-makers; it is thanks to it that we enjoy the elite dessert wines. Who among us has not tried "Livadia" or "White Muscatel".
But fresh Citron Magaracha will not leave anyone indifferent. Admit, how would you like in the heat and something refreshing and pleasant to the taste? Why buy dubious lemonade - refreshingly sweet Citron Magaracha will cope with this task as well as possible!
What kind is it?
Citron Magaracha - a complex hybrid subspecies of white grapes. The term of ripening is early-average. Berry can be collected in early September. Like Monarch, Merlot and Livadia, black belongs to the wine varieties.
Used as a raw material for elite white wines. Satisfactory transfers storage, transportation. Despite the fact that the main purpose of Citron is wine, it is good in its natural form for its rich drop-down taste with nutmeg and citrus notes. Ideal replacement for ice cream or soda on hot days.
Fresh varieties such as Velika, Ataman, Chocolate are definitely good as well.
Grapes "Citron Magaracha": description of the variety
The big growth power of the bushes. Cluster of medium size - 300-500 g, cylindro-conical, sometimes winged, loose. Berry greenish-amber color, oval, medium size.
The long-awaited, Denisovsky and Tabor are also distinguished by a great growth force.
The skin is dense, rather thick, the flesh is juicy, loose, with two or three seeds inside. Flower bisexual. The ripened shoot of light brown color with a green shade. The leaf is bright green, medium in size, rounded, medium and slightly cut.
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Photo grapes "Citron Magarach":
Breeding history
It was obtained in NIViV "Magarach" (Ukraine) by crossing the variety Madeleine Angevins with a hybrid Magarach 124-66-26 ("parents" Rkatsiteli and Magarach 2-57-72) and the Ukrainian Early. At the beginning of the 2000s, it was entered into the Ukrainian register of varieties that are intended for industrial cultivation.
Patent NIViV "Magarach" №07361. Despite the good frost resistance, it still does not tolerate the cold weather of the central latitudes, its “home” - Ukraine, Crimea, Moldova.
Thermal-loving varieties include Hadji Murat, Cardinal and Ruta.
Specifications
Citron Magaracha - quite a strong "guy."
Resistant to fungal diseases - Oidium and mildew, somewhat worse to phylloxera, frost (up to -25 degrees Celsius), needs compulsory shelter for the winter.
The maturation of the shoot almost the entire length of the growth. Productivity is high. Sugar content - up to 27% Brix, the proportion of acidity - 4-7g / l.
Needs the obligatory pruning on 4 peepholes, with a calculation of the norm of 30 per bush.
Good "friends" with stocks. Tasting score - from 7.8 to 8.
Diseases and pests
Not only people appreciated the wonderful qualities of Citron. Birds love all grapes in general. Vines will be saved from them by a mesh, durable and with small cells, which would serve as a barrier, not a trap.
It is better not to waste time on “pugs” like balls and posters at all - birds can at first and believe that the painted eyes of the peregrine falcon or kite are a real danger, but rather quickly realize what it is.
Wasps are not long in coming. Against these striped aggressors will also help the grid - or rather, mesh bags, in which you need to carefully pack the clusters.
They will give access to the wind and the sun, but will not be allowed to the wasp berry. Of course, you need to carefully comb the area on the subject of wasp nests, which then must be destroyed.
Toxic sticky baits are also used.
Watch only that they are not particularly fragrant, otherwise the wasps will simply not pay attention to them - why would they need some dubious “sweets” when such wonderful berries are nearby.
By the way, if you do not want to kill wasps, then in the case of packing bunches into grids, you don’t have to. Still, wasps also bring considerable benefits and destroy pests - for example, aphids.
Phylloxere, according to most reviews, Citron Magaracha resists well, but it would be nice to be safe. Especially because if this enemy is “sitting down” on you, it will be extremely difficult to get rid of it.
Against phylloxera apply spraying of carbon disulfide at a concentration of not less than 80 cc per square meter.
And 300-400 would be better. You have the task to kill the aphids, and not just to scare away - otherwise it will definitely return. Yes, you have to sacrifice some part of the bushes - hydrogen sulfide destroys them, but if you regret it - it may happen that you have to say goodbye to the whole vineyard.
With 80 dice, farmers say, and the aphid will disappear for a long time, and the bush has chances to survive.
Do not forget about the prevention of such common grape diseases as rubella, bacterial cancer, chlorosis, bacteriosis, various types of rot. By taking all necessary measures in advance, you will protect your plants.
Citron Magaracha is a real treasure of Ukrainian winegrowers. And not only in terms of taste - it is also very stable, so that even inexperienced gardeners will cope with it.Very little effort to protect against wasps and aphids, standard for any grapes - and the reward will not take long. On your table, wonderful sweet-refreshing berries will not be translated, and in the cellar - an elite wine, which even the rulers appreciated.
