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.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Zoldesegtermesztesi Kutato Intezet RT (HU)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Zeraim Gedera Ltd. Seed Company
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Silveater de Nooijer
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Institut za povrtarstvo, Smederevka Palanka
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
DE RUITER SEEDS
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Zoldvegterme. Kut. Budapest (HU)
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ZETA SEEDS S.L.
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Hehk Driessen
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Superior
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
NANNES JEROEN
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Shevchenko Igor
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Silvester de Nooijer
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kees Konst