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
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Cichorium endivia L. · Endive
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Institut za povrtarstvo, S.Palanka
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Rosa L. · Rose
MEILLAND ALAIN| Alain Meilland
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
ISI SEMENTI SPA
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
ReinSaat KG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HAZERA SEEDS BV
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Tezier SA (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
PlantiCo Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Golebiew sp. z o.o.