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
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
DE RUITER SEEDS
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
ENZA ZADEN
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bernardus van den Bosch
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Yuksel Tohumculuk LTD
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Marctl Mooij
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Jan Draaistra
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Cora Seeds SRL, I
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Ralf Kuijpers
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Matthijs Groot
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
DE RUITER SEEDS
Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum
VAN DER JAGT MARTINUS
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bayer Holland B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Szell Levente
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
TOMAS DAVID LOMAS CANO
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Nunhems, NL
Cichorium endivia L. · Endive
Henk Driessen
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.