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.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Monsanto Vegetable, NL
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Enza Zaden Veheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Petr Klapste
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Ralf Kuijpers
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa Spolka Akcyjna w upadlosci likwidacyjnej
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Bikhir B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UO «BELORUSSKAYA GOSUDARSTVENNAYA ORDENOV OKTYABRSKOJ REVOLYUCII I TRUDOVOGO KRASNOGO ZNAMENI SELSKOXOZYAJSTVENNAYA AKADEMIYA» GNU «INSTITUT GENETIKI I CZITOLOGII NAN BELARUSI»
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
NOVARTIS SEEDS B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad
JULIUS WAGNER
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
CLAUSE, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hazera Genetics Ltd (IL)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Semo, CZ
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kees Konst
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Sakata Vegetables Europe SARL (FR)
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Petr Klapste
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.