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
De Ruiter Zonen (HR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Shevchenko Igor
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Domaine Public (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Paul Degreef
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
DE RUITER SEEDS
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Michael Edwin Kuenh
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
FLORIST DE KWAKEL BV (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ROYAL SLUIS
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Petr Klapste
Gerbera L. · Gerbera
EVELEENS JAN| Jan Eveleens
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Petr Klapste
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
FLORIST DE KWAKEL BV (NL)
Gerbera L. · Gerbera
EVELEENS JAN| Jan Eveleens
Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation
STAAVEREN| van Staaveren B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SAIS SPA- Cesena (IT)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin & Cie
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
FLORIST DE KWAKEL BV (NL)
Raphanus sativus L. · Radish
ENZA ZADEN
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
FLORIST DE KWAKEL BV (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI