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.
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage
Bejo Zaden B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Szell Levente
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
ISP QUEDLINBURG GERMANY
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bayer Holland B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
Shreurs, P.J.W.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan B.V.
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
CLAUSE, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ENZA ZADEN B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
DE RUITER SEEDS
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bernardus van den Bosch
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Petr Klapste
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Katarzyna Grabka
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Pieterpik B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Vilmorin SA (FR)