What is he Typhi grapes

The grape variety of Typhi was known back in ancient times. Arabs through the port of Arabia Taef in the VII-VIII centuries. N. E. Brought a variety of this grapes to Central Asia. In the vineyards of Samarkand and Bukhara, Taifi grapes were cultivated for a long period of time, and then spread to other areas. This variety belongs to the eastern. On the territory of the Russian Federation, Crimea is an excellent place for cultivating this culture. Also widely distributed in Dagestan, Tajikistan and Georgia.

There are two varieties of Taifi grapes.

Taifi: pink grapes

In the world's assortment, this is one of the best table grapes. From it you can prepare strong, table and dessert wines. And also compote, jam, marinade. Of grapes make raisins, which is in demand.

Grapes contain a lot of carbohydrates in its composition (16.8 g per 100 g of berries). However, its caloric content is low.

Description of the plant

Taifi grapes have a flower of both sexes. Bunches of conical shape, having an average density, often there are lateral branches. The size of one bunch of grapes is usually large or very large (width 19 cm and length 27 cm), it has an average weight of 480 to 550 grams. However, especially large bunches are also from 1.5 to 2.5 kg.

Usually berries are oval or cylindrical in shape, large in size (width 19 mm and length 27 mm). The color of the fruit is dark pink with a purple hue. 100 grapes of grapes can reach 800 gr. By their mass. There is a shallow groove on the top of the berry. This is a characteristic sign of the variety. The berries have a thick and elastic peel, which is covered with dots and a wax coating. Inside, it is bright red. The flesh is crispy, dense, there is astringency. The taste of Taifi grapes is pleasant and refreshing. The berry contains a lot of sugar (21-23%). Inside there are 2-3 medium-sized seeds. This grapes have colorless juice.

Plant bushes, like its seedlings, characterize strong growth. From each bush you can get a rich harvest of grapes (up to 20 tons per 1 hectare), if they are cut off in time and have a good care of the plant. When cultivating it is necessary to take into account that the variety gives a large amount of grapes on stepsons. Severe frosts can damage Taifi grapes, but it is resistant to fungi, unlike other oriental varieties. His enemy is a spider mite. Different types of soils are suitable for grapes. It ripens late enough, it takes 165-170 days until removable maturity.

The young shoot has a slightly dyed crown with a crimson fringe. It itself is red. However, the annual shoot becomes brownish-red, the nodes are more intensely colored.

The leaves of the plant are large, weakly divided, contain five blades. At the ends of the blades are large teeth in a shape reminiscent of acute angles. Teeth on the edges are triangular or have a blunted apex. The edges of the leaf blade are raised, it itself is wavy. The sheet below has a weak bristly fluff, but more often the leaf is bare. In the fall they turn yellow. There is a lyroid, open petiolate recess.

The main features of the plant:

• Shrubs vigorous;
• Young shoots brownish-red;
• Leaves smooth, dark green, grooved;
• The clusters are big; they have blades;
• Berries are large, oblong-oval with a truncated tip.

Typhi grapes are good transporters, so they love to grow it for commercial purposes. In the refrigerator, this grapes can be stored until March, but chances are that the combs will wilt and the berries will fall off.

Taifi: white grapes

There is a close relationship with the pink grapes. He is also called Monti. This grape variety has the same agrobiological features and properties as Taifi (pink grapes). Although the color of the berries is light green, there is a faint pink hue on the side that faces the sun.