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.
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.
Anethum graveolens L. · Dill
NEVKRYTAYa NATAL'Ya VLADIMIROVNA / AFANAS'EVA EVGENIYa SERGEEVNA
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
Lilium L. · Lily
Herut Yahel
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
"Florian" OOD - Ruse (BG)
Gerbera L. · Gerbera
FLORIST HOLLAND B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Tzvetelin Yankow, "Florian" OOD
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ISI SEMENTI SPA
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
De Ruiter Zonen (HR)
Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid
René Schoone
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Jean-Christophe Lepeltier
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ZAO «SEMKO-YUNIOR»
Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid
Schoone Rene
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HAZERA SEEDS BV
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Nunhems B.V.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
SAKATA VEGETABLES EUROPE SAS