USDA
ACCESSION NO.: 21533
SELECTION:
Clonal selection No. 118 from the variety Zatecky krajovy made at
the Hop Research Institute Zatec in Czechoslovakia in 1976
GENUS:
Humulus
SPECIES:
lupulus
CULTIVAR:
Zlatan (probably closely related to Saazer, USDA 21077)
PEDIGREE:
Unknown, probably closely related to Saazer
PRIMARY
SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm,
Corvallis
ORIGIN:
Hop Research Institute Zatec, Czechoslovakia
DATE
RECEIVED: November 23, 1988
METHOD
RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABLITY:
No restrictions
REFERENCES:
USDA Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1988, p. 33.
Rybacek,
Vaclav. Hop Production (Developments in Crop Science 16). Elsevier
Publishing Company, Amsterdam, New York. 1991. pp. 77-78.
MATURITY:
Early
LEAF
COLOR: Dark green
SEX:
Female
DISEASES:
Downy Mildew: moderately susceptible
Verticillium
wilt: unknown
Viruses:
infected with all 5 major hop viruses
VIGOR:
Poor; plants normally do not reach the top wire (18 ft.)
YIELD:
Very poor (about 200 lbs/acre in Oregon nursery plots; higher in
Czechoslovakia where it is better adapted)
SIDEARM
LENGTH: 6-10 inches
ALPHA
ACIDS: 5.2%
BETA
ACIDS: 4.3%
COHUMULONE:
21%; colupulone 39%
STORAGE
STABILITY: Unknown, probably similar to Saazer (USDA 21077)
OIL:
Unknown, probably similar to Saazer
MAJOR
TRAITS: Pleasant noble aroma, suitable for production of
super-premium beers; mild bitterness
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown commercially only in Czechoslovakia since the mid-1970's. Phenotype very similar to Saazer; best suited for medium heavy to heavy soils with ample moisture supply. Like all Saazer types it has reddish stems.