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.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
MORAVOSEED
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
SEMO a.s
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Nunhems B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Takii & Company Ltd
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Matthijs Groot
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Ger Beemsterboer
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
SLUIS & GROOT SEED B.V.
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Zsolt Galli
Brassica oleracea L. (Savoy Cabbage Group) · Savoy cabbage
MORAVOSEED
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Kees Reinink
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hazera Seeds, ISR
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Ger Bimsdeboer
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ZKI, H
Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
RIJK ZWAAN Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum
REVECU II B.V.