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
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage
BEJO ZADEN B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ENZA ZADEN BEHEER B.V.
hybrids between Solanum lycopersicum L. and S. habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Syngenta Seeds, NL
Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil
Olaf Kunzemann
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
ENZA ZADEN
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato
HM CLAUSE, FR
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V., 6083 AB Nunhem
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Enza Zaden, NL
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Holland-Select Research B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Yuksel Tohumculuk Tarim San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
NUNHEMS BV, NL
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan, NL