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
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Yuksel Tohum, TR
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Cannabis sativa L. · Hemp
Ecohemp S.r.l.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
RUSKO Jozsef, HU
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Uniseeds, NL
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Clause Semences SA (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt · Freesia
van Zanten Plants b.v
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Bayer Holland B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
De Ruiter Seeds NL B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
United Genetics, I
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt & Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
MORAVOSEED
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa w Ozarowie Mazowieckim Spolka z o.o.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Nunhems Netherlands BV
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Capsico Hungary Kft, H