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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.

Tribute

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMO a.s

CZ
3 records

Skyteam

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
6 records

Poleman

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Stratos

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

TAKII EUROPE B V

NL
4 records

Vegamoon

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Unicto

Application submitted

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bayer Holland B.V.

NL
2 records

Randall

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
4 records

Esben

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

Takeshi

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ZAYIN TECHNOLOGY S.L.

ES
2 records

Quirine

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Chopper

Application submitted

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Banglas

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ZAYIN TECHNOLOGY S.L.

ES
2 records

Russkaja

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Unbekannt, Keine Angabe

AT
2 records

Centinela

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HAZERA SEEDS BV

ES
2 records

Bowie

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Zapata

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
2 records

Kenia

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

ES
2 records

Meleas

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Mondego

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
2 records

SV5247CT

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Cordouan

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Gomes

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Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
2 records

Buque

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Nunhems B.V.

NL
4 records

Farnesio

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

MERIDIEM SEEDS S.L.

ES
2 records