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.
Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi
HILD SAMEN| Hild Samen GmbH
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch · Poinsettia
Guido von Tubeuf
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
CAPITAL GENETIC EBT, S.L.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
ISI SEMENTI SPA
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
HM.Clause S.A.S.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Multi Tohum San. Tic. A.S.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Holland-Select Research B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
ALEJANDRO MARTIN CARA
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
ReinSaat KG
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
ZETA SEEDS S.L.