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
Vreugdenhil Breeding & Seeds B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
CAPITAL GENETIC EBT, S.L.
Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil
Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"
Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees · China aster
Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Sjaak van der Plog
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Domaine Public (FR)
Chrysanthemum indicum L. · Indian chrysanthemum
Dirk Pieters (BE)
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
Piet Schreurs Holding B.V.
Rhododendron simsii Planch. · Indica azalea
Holger Lienhop
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Aiven Miller
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
HM Clause SAS (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kees Konst
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Kovalevs`ka Aksyn`ia Viktorivna, Pylypenko Liubov Vasylivna, Skliarevs`ka Valentyna Vasylivna, Kuraksa Nina Petrivna,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Kabaliuk Borys Serhiiovych, Roienko Volodymyr Petrovych,
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Ternova Tetiana Andriivna, Skliarevs`ka Valentyna Vasylivna, Kovalevs`ka Aksynia Viktorivna, Pylypenko Liubov Vasylivna, Kuraksa Nina Petrivna,
Dianthus L. · Carnation
BRIZARD JEAN
Allium fistulosum L. · Welsh onion
Shinji iioka
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Krylov Oleh Mykolaiovych, Borysov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ZETA SEEDS S.L.
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
Florist De Kwakel B.V. Gerbera Kulturen