Enza Zaden improves postharvest in cucumber

It is the new line of vegetable production in cucumber from the Enza Zaden house . Under the GreenCumbers brand, varieties have been launched, such as Braganza, which improve the post-harvest shelf life in bare fruit conditions, thus responding to current trends that demand naked fruit and with less plastic packaging.

Braganza is a late cycle variety, included in the GreenCumbers concept , that is, in addition to presenting a good resistance package (triple resistance), great winter production and high quality fruits in terms of size, color and firmness, It has a longer life than the market standard.

In the tests carried out by Enza Zaden the control variety begins to discard fruits from the second day, while Braganza does it 9 days later. These studies have been carried out by the University of Almería (UAL), and published in the international scientific journal Agronomy .

Braganza technical sheet

Vegetative plant with dark leaves, extra apical vigor in winter with continuous and very productive fruit set. Perfect fruits, black and ribbed with an excellent post-harvest.

Resistor Package:

HR: Ccu

IR: CMV / CVYV / CYSDV / WMV / Px (powdery mildew)

Levantine

It is another variety of Enza Zaden that stands out for its extraordinary post-harvest, since its commercialization potential is 100% up to 14 days after the cut.

Levantino is defined by its production and quality with heat. Plant vigorous and adapted to high conditions and long days with an excellent continuous setting and absence of abortions. Magnificent load and production. Dark and ribbed fruits with excellent post-harvest.

Resistor Package:

HR: Ccu

IR: CMV / CVYV / CYSDV / Px (powdery mildew)

Vitalis

Both varieties, Braganza as Levantino, are also available in organic seed under the Vitalis brand of Enza Zaden .

Editor's note: This article was originally published in Spanish. This English summary has been prepared with Google Translate and edited for clarity.