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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.

Ready

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Anthura B.V.

2 records

PHALEQEF

Terminated

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

NICOLAAS ARNOLDUS MARIA VAN ROSMALEN

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Pink Power

Terminated

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

FLORIST HOLLAND B.V.

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

3 records

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

PARATY B.V.B.A

2 records

Passiflora x belotii hort. ex Pépin

W. & J. de Ruiter Vastgoed B.V.

2 records

Oostani

Active

Anisodontea capensis (L.) D. M. Bates

Cornelis A. Oostveen

2 records

NP8016

Application submitted

Nepenthes lingulata Chi. C. Lee et al. x Nepenthes truncata Macfarl.

Geoffrey Mansell,Andrea Mansell

2 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Semsearch B.V.

2 records

Gladiolus L. · Gladiolus

Coöperatieve Kwekersvereniging "For Ever" U.A.

2 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Kyoko Takeda

2 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Anthura B.V.

2 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Anthura B.V.

2 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Anthura B.V.

2 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

2 records

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom · New York aster

Nachtvlinder B.V.

3 records

Monroe

Terminated

Scutellaria costaricana H. Wendl.

Sunny Gronnegyden Aps

2 records

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch · Poinsettia

Klemm Nils / Von Tubeuf Guido

2 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NIAB EMR

2 records

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