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Cultivation

Protected 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.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

Varieties that feature this in their description

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.

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

4 records

PHALFOTJ

Active

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

4 records

Poulpah042

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser AS, DK - 3480 Fredensborg

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

5 records

Popov

Terminated

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

Schreurs, P.

4 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

4 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Swieten Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus

4 records

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Van Rosmalen Nicolaas Arnoldus Maria

5 records

NIRP3D

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

GHIONE ALESSANDRO

4 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Miyoshi & Co.

5 records

Lexjori

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Lex Voorn Rozenveredling

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland Alain A.

5 records

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Könst Breeding B.V.

4 records

Klecona

Active

Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Ait. · Geranium

Siegfried Klemm

4 records

Rhododendron simsii Planch. · Indica azalea

Vanderhaegen Johan

4 records

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

Nils Klemm

4 records

Hecbel

Protection expired

Diascia Link & Otto · Twinspur

Hector Harrison

4 records

GRUHEL02

Active

Helleborus niger L. · Christmas rose

de Gruyter Andre

4 records

HICANA14

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

van Dijk Roy Robin

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Interplant Roses B.V

4 records

Eckakeem

Active

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch · Poinsettia

Fruehwirth Franz

4 records

DLFMGNM1

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Arie Gerard Post

4 records

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. · Perennial wall-rocket

Dr Jamie Claxton, AL Tozer Ltd

4 records

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