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
NUNZA BV
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
James Brusca
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Ger Beemsterboer
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
NOVARTIS SEEDS B.V.
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Tezier SA (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Paul Degreef
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Jean-Christophe Lepeltier
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kees Konst
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
DE RUITER SEEDS
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
DE RUITER SEEDS
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
(Ulveczki Gabriella), (Dr.Szarka Janos), (Balogh Peter),
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Hodowla Roslin Snowidza Sp.z.o.o
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
Florist De Kwakel B.V. Gerbera Kulturen
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat. · Florist's daisy
NOODELIJK| R. Noodelijk c/o Chrysanthemum Breeders Association N.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
De Ruiter Zonen (HR)
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Ait. · Geranium
Ingeborg SCHUMANN (DE)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
NUNHEMS SPAIN, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bernardus van den Bosch
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
SPAETH HANS| Erbe/Erbengemeinschaft Dr. Hans Rolf Spaeth