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. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Robert Priieur
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
William McCarty
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mashtakov Mykola Oleksiiovych, Mashtakova Anna Kharlampiievna, Mashtakov Oleksii Oleksiiovych, Dubinin Serhii Volodymyrovych,
Brassica rapa L. · Turnip rape
ReinSaat KG
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce
Peter Kraan
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce
Peter Kraan
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ARGE Bauernparadeiser
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin
RIJK ZWAAN Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cichorium endivia L. · Endive
Domaine Public (FR)
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Domaine Public (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Krylov Oleh Mykolaiovych, Borysov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mercier Jean-Claude
Lilium L. · Lily
Mak Breeding Rights B.V.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Zenti Franco, Bernardini Danilo,
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
HORTICULTURE RESEARCH I.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Sylvain Bontems
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Morev Viktor Vasyl`ovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych, Amchelavs`ka Olena Valentynivna,
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. · Head lettuce
Ger Beemsterboer
Brassica oleracea L. (Savoy Cabbage Group) · Savoy cabbage
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Kees Reinink
Raphanus sativus L. · Radish
HILD WALTER| Walter Hild
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)