Cultivation
Suitability of a variety for canning and pickling is determined by specific morphological and biochemical properties that allow maintaining texture, shape, and taste after processing. This requires a specific approach to agronomic practices to achieve the desired fruit quality.
Mentioned in descriptions 10 588 varieties reference book.
Suitability for canning and pickling is expressed in the ability of the fruits to maintain firm flesh, commercial appearance, and structure after heat treatment or fermentation. The main characteristics of such varieties are high tissue density, the presence of sugars and pectins, and a tough skin resistant to cracking. For cucumbers, an additional criterion is the presence of tubercles and spines, which ensure uniform penetration of the brine, and for all crops, uniformity of the fruits in shape and size is important.
The quality of the product directly depends on agronomic cultivation practices. To obtain raw material suitable for processing, stable and moderate irrigation is necessary to exclude wateriness or bitterness in the fruits, as well as limiting nitrogen fertilization, the excess of which leads to tissue softening and nitrate accumulation. The frequency of harvesting is also critical: fruits must be picked at the 'gherkin' or 'pickling' stage, as overgrowth causes the formation of voids and coarse seeds, reducing pickling properties.
Production efficiency is assessed by the defect rate in the finished product and the harvestability. Specialized varieties and hybrids minimize the risks of losing commercial qualities, while salad types are genetically unadapted to preservation and are prone to losing their shape. An important factor is the processing speed: post-harvest keeping quality in such varieties is low, therefore they require immediate use to ensure quality standards.
Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Renkas Svitlana Volodymyrivna, Yanchuk Nina Ivanivna, Prylipka Oleksii Vasyl`ovych, Kravchenko Vladyslav Andriiovych,
Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean
POLAN Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Gdańsk-Wieniec sp. z o.o.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Seminis Vegetable Seeds (NL)
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Stryzhenko Svitlana Mykolaivna, Naboka Liliia Vasylivna, Shabetia Viktor Volodymyrovych, Shabetia Oksana Mykolaivna,
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Klochko Nataliia Mykolaivna, Sydorenko Mykhailo Fedorovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych, Dubinin Serhii Volodymyrovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Mashtakov Mykola Oleksiiovych, Mashkova Hanna Kharlampiievna, Mashtakov Oleksii Oleksiiovych, Dubinin Serhii Volodymyrovych,
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Stryzhenko Svitlana Mykolaivna, Mozhovska Hanna Valeriivna, Miroshnichenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Bashtan Natalia Oleksandivna, Ivchenko Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Tolinova Tetiana Oleksiivna, Lysak Nataliia Serhiivna, Krutko Roman Vasyloych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Doug Heath
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Kabaliuk Borys Serhiiovych, Roienko Volodymyr Petrovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Krylov Oleh Mykolaiovych, Borysov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ZETA SEEDS S.L.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Tezier SA (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Paul Degreef
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dr. Mario Martinelli
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dr. Mario Martinelli
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Nahorniak Mykhailo Mykolaiovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Erik Bastet
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Ersyn Hiunes
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Kees Reinink