Cultivation
Cucumis sativus L.
Agrotechnical conditions for growing cucumber outdoors, characterized by plant adaptation to natural temperature fluctuations, wind, and direct sunlight.
In the reference 442 varieties crop Cucumber, where this is mentioned in the description.
For successful field cultivation of cucumber, it is critical that the soil warms up to 20°C at a depth of 4–5 cm, as the crop is extremely sensitive to early cold snaps. Plants adapted to open-air conditions develop a firmer fruit skin and accumulate higher levels of sugars and essential oils.
The cultivation technology includes the traditional ground-trailing method or the trellis system, which requires intensive irrigation due to the high rate of moisture evaporation. The breeding of cultivars for field cultivation is focused on increasing field resistance to pathogens, such as downy mildew and Fusarium wilt, as well as on tolerance to temperature fluctuations.
General information about the subject — on the page Open field.
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.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL BV, NL
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Sakata Seed Corporation
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Bejo Zaden B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
SATIMEX QUEDLINBURG HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT GmbH
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Matthijs Groot
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Sakata Seed Corporation
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht GmbH & Co. KG Herrn Dr. Josef Gottwald
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ZKI, H
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO NASIENNICTWA OGRODNICZEGO I SZKOLKARSTWA
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
MORAVOSEED
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
PNOS
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Luis Mullor Torres
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ZKI, H
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Nunhems B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Jiri Horal
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
SEMO a.s
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Yuksel Tohum, TR
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
PNOS
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
OOO 'AGROFIRMA 'SEDEK'
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Zeraim Gedera Ltd. Seed Company