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Variety traits

Cucumber shelf life

Cucumis sativus L.

Cucumber shelf life is a quality indicator reflecting the ability of fruits to maintain their marketability, turgor, flesh firmness, and flavor after harvest.

In the reference 150 varieties crop Cucumber, where this is mentioned in the description.

For cucumbers, shelf life is not assessed via standardized quantitative units, but as a complex indicator of transportability and resistance to wilting. Key factors in the evaluation of this trait by breeders include fruit density and skin elasticity, which provide resistance to mechanical damage and slow down moisture loss.

High shelf life of a hybrid allows for the transport of produce over long distances and its storage within logistics networks, whereas low shelf life restricts the use of fruits to the local market or immediate sale. In professional breeding, the trait is assessed primarily through comparative analysis of new hybrids against reference samples under identical storage conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Keeping quality.

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Varieties of Cucumber mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Sqisito

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ROBERT SWINKELS

NL
7 records

Gunnar

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Luis Mullor Torres

NL UA
7 records

Yani

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

RIJK ZWAAN WELVER GMBH

NL PL
5 records

Paraiso

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Enza Zaden, NL

NL
5 records

Skywell

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
7 records

Miroslava

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

NL
4 records

Bingo

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

OOO 'AGROFIRMA PARTNER'

NL PL
4 records

Nibali

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Nunhems B.V.

NL
7 records

Hektor

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

NUNZA BV, NL

NL UA
4 records

Avion

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Ger Beemsterboer

NL UA
5 records

Paramos

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

De Ruiter Zonen (HR)

BG FR SK
4 records

Dekan

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

KRYMSKAYA OPYTNO-SELEKCZIONNAYA STANCZIYA VNIIR

AT
4 records

Pacto

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

BELGIN CUKADAR

NL UA
5 records

Asker

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

HR NL
4 records

Katrina

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ENZA ZADEN

NL
5 records

Nemo

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Paul Degreef

NL UA
5 records

Formule

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Semo, CZ

CZ SK
4 records

Mestana

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL UA
7 records

Aviance

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
5 records

PS 64

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bayer Holland B.V.

NL
6 records

Centauro

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
4 records

Normando

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
4 records

Picowell

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Borja

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ENZA ZADEN B.V.

ES HU NL
4 records