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Cultivation

Protected cultivation

Protected cultivation involves the use of specialized varieties and hybrids adapted to the specific microclimate of greenhouses, hotbeds, and controlled-environment agriculture systems.

Mentioned in descriptions 24 262 varieties reference book.

Protected cultivation comprises a system of structures ranging from simple film shelters to high-tech greenhouses with automated climate control. Plants in such conditions develop under different levels of lighting, humidity, and temperature regimes, as well as in limited root zone volumes, which requires the selection of genetically adapted material, predominantly F1 hybrids.

The choice of a variety for closed environments depends on the crop's ability to develop fully under artificial lighting, its growth type, and compatibility with cultivation technologies, including substrate-based systems. Variety assessment is based on morphological traits, productivity, and the conformity of fruit characteristics to requirements for marketability, keeping quality, and transportability.

The resistance and high productivity of greenhouse varieties are driven by breeding for immunity to specific pathogens, such as powdery mildew, various types of wilts, viruses, and bacterial infections. Additional critical traits include parthenocarpy, which ensures fruit set without pollination, and the ability to control the balance between generative development and sugar accumulation.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

Varieties that feature this in their description

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.

Vanda Jones ex R. Br. · Vanda

Thumrong Suphachadiwong

3 records

Sarah

Active

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. · Flaming Katy

Knud Jepsen

3 records

Sirius

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

PRIDNESTROVSKIJ NIISX

3 records

Sorvino

Terminated

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. · Flaming Katy

Ike Vlielander

3 records

Vanda Jones ex R. Br. · Vanda

Thumrong Suphachadiwong

4 records

SAXZ0009

Active

Saxifraga x arendsii Engl. · Arends saxifrage

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Carica papaya L. · Papaya

Roberto Jaime García Padilla

3 records

Salsa

Active

Cordyline Comm. ex Juss. · Palm lily

Peter John Fraser

3 records

Sakuhime

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

YAEGAKI HIDEAKI|SUESADA YUKO|YAMAGUCHI MASAMI|SAWAMURA YUTAKA|ADACHI EISUKE|YAMANE TAKAYOSHI|HAJI TAKASHI|UCHIDA MAKOTO|SUZUKI KATSUYUKI

6 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

H.C.A De Groot

3 records

hybrids between Vaccinium corymbosum L. and Vaccinium darrowii Camp

Ridley Bell

7 records

Prado Mint

Terminated

Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation

P.Kooij & Zonen B.V.

3 records

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

FLORIST HOLLAND B.V.

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

H.C.A De Groot

3 records

Q102

Active

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch · Poinsettia

Poul Graff

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

3 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

3 records

Ridge

Application submitted

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. · Flaming Katy

Smaal Andre

3 records

Pacanpin

Active

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

Martin Geibel c/o Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR

3 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

3 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus van Swieten

3 records

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