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Canning and pickling

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.

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Breakdown by crop

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Varieties that feature this in their description

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.

Illonara

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Кees Reinink

UA
2 records

IDEAL 'NOVA'

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

FDB FRØ

DK
1 record

Harmonie F1

Application submitted

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Yan Kulstra

UA
2 records

Halley

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

Orsetti Seeds Company, inc

IT
1 record

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Hliavyn Andrii Viktorovych, Kolisnyk Serhii Ivanovych, Temchenko Inna Viktorivna, Lekhman Alla Adamivna, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Ivaniuk Serhii Vasyl`ovych,

UA
4 records

Brassica oleracea L. (Savoy Cabbage Group) · Savoy cabbage

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Crookham Compani

UA
2 records

GS 12 F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Erik Bastet

UA
1 record

HILMAR

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

EVA THORN, SVALÖF WEIBUL AB

DK
1 record

GSS 8529 F1

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Doug Plaisted, Doug Plaisted,

UA
1 record

GSS4628

Application submitted

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
2 records

GSS15829

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
1 record

Hercules F1

Withdrawn

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Bejo Zaden (NL)

SI
1 record

Gopak

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Prytula Roman Petrovych

UA
2 records

Goldvine

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

NL
2 records

Harmony F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Mercier Jean-Claude

UA
2 records

Haidamaka

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Lymar Anatolii Ostapovych, Kholodniak Oleh Heorhiiovych, Kholodniak Liubov Volodymyrivna,

UA
1 record

Hakurel

Active

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Mikado Kyowa Seed Co. Ltd. (JP)

FR
1 record

Groene Hangers

Application submitted

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Frisian Seeds B.V.

NL
1 record

Giubil

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

ORSEM HYBRIDES

IT
1 record

Grandor

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Shevchenko Andrii Oleksiiovych

UA
2 records

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Prytula Roman Petrovych

UA
2 records

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