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.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Sakata Seed Corporation (SCC)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Clause (FR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
A.L. Tozer Ltd (GB)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Clause (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Zhivko Danailov
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
HOMYaKOVA ELENA MIHAJLOVNA / ShEVChENKO YuRIJ PETROVICh / LUDILOV VYaChESLAV ALEKSEEVICh / MUHANOVA YuLIYa IVANOVNA / TREBUHINA KLAVDIYa AKIMOVNA / IVANOVA MARIYa IVANOVNA
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Kees Broersen Zaden
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
MERIDIEM SEEDS S.L.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Graines Gautier SA (FR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
S.A.I.S. Societa Agricola Italiana Sementi
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Hazera Seeds B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
GENESIS SEED LTD
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)