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Fresh Market Cucumber

Cucumis sativus L.

A group of cucumber cultivars intended for consumption immediately after harvest, characterized by tender skin, succulent flesh, and specific organoleptic properties.

In the reference 460 varieties crop Cucumber, where this is mentioned in the description.

Fresh-market cucumber cultivars differ from pickling and canning types by their more tender skin and succulent, sweetish flesh. Their morphology often includes a smooth surface or slightly pronounced tubercles, with the density of the epidermal tissues in such fruits being significantly lower than in cultivars intended for processing.

These cultivars are focused on maximizing taste qualities when consumed fresh. During processing or prolonged exposure to brine, fresh-market cucumbers are prone to softening or cracking, as their structure is not adapted to maintaining shape and crispness during thermal or chemical treatment.

General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.

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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.

Pokusa

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

PL
2 records

Aiolos

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
4 records

Gynial

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Optimum

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Hybrids Ellas Abee

GR
2 records

Skyluks

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
4 records

Aviator

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

Elsie

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
3 records

Oktan

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
4 records

Mervita

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HEVEKERL| A. Hevekerl in Fa. Carl Sperling & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)

DE
2 records

Piko

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

PL
3 records

Bursztyn

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

PL
2 records

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Institut za povrtarstvo, Smederevka Palanka

SI
2 records

Gemini 7

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Pieterpik B.V.

NL
2 records

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

TAKII EUROPE B V

NL
2 records

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

SI
2 records

Orzu

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Nunhems B.V.

NL
2 records

Noorluks

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
3 records

Montano

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
4 records

Lennon

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Cucino

Withdrawn

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Zeraim Gedera Ltd (IL)

FR NL
2 records

Cucko

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Cuckoo Breeding

NL
2 records

Edmar

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

PL
3 records

Antuan

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

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