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.
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
OOO 'AGROFIRMA 'SEDEK'
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Rene Monteux-Caillet (FR)
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Agri Obtentions SA (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
(Videki Laszlone), (Hodozy Sandor), (Farkas Jozsef),
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Helena Valentovicova
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Raphanus sativus L. var. niger (Mill.) S. Kerner · Black radish
Sakata Seed Europe B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
CO.VA.L.P.A. - MON JARDIN SOC.COOP.A R.L.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bashtan Natalia Oleksandrivna, Semenenko Ivan Ivanovych, Tolinova Tetiana Oleksiivna, Lysak Nataliia Serhiivna, Krutko Roman Vasylovych,
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Asgrow (IT)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Sativa coop (IT)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Sativa coop (IT)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION - CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
SLUIS & GROOT BV (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
NOVARTIS SEEDS B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
GRAINES GAUTIER, S.A.