Description of the best varieties of cucumber resistant to powdery mildew
It has already become the norm that the new generation of cucumber varieties are able to withstand common diseases. As an example, take the Noble cucumber, which, with excellent taste characteristics, is endowed with resistance to a number of viral and bacterial infections. Such a harmonious set of commercial and consumer characteristics is present in most of the modern varieties and hybrids. Many of them have increased resistance to powdery mildew and peronosporosis - the most common fungal infections of cucumbers.
In the process of breeding, modern technologies are used to create varieties that are not susceptible to the pathogen. This protection works especially well on F1 hybrids of the first order.
Attention! The rate of reproduction and genetic plasticity of powdery mildews is such that very quickly herbicides themselves become food for a new generation of parasites.
Cucumbers susceptible to powdery mildew
If outbreaks of fungal infections have become more frequent in the garden or personal plot, then you should opt for varieties of cucumbers that are resistant to powdery mildew. It is not difficult to choose varieties for your site. These can be varieties of parthenocarpic or pollinated by bees, for salad and salting purposes. Attention should also be paid to disease-resistant hybrids for commercial purposes, zoned to the main zones of vegetable growing.
Professional hybrids category
The resistance of hybrid plants to common diseases is one of the basic criteria when choosing a variety for commercial purposes. Anyone who has once planted such hybrids recognizes their reliability and excellent yield.
- Cucumber Arktika F1 is a super early hybrid for greenhouses and open ground, capable of bearing fruit 35 days after germination, with excellent commercial characteristics.
- Cucumber Sigurd F1 is a mid-season, very productive hybrid variety. Seed producer - Dutch company Enza Zaden recommends Sigurd cucumber for industrial production. Sigurd F1 cucumbers were awarded the highest tasting score for their excellent taste.
- Another commercial hybrid, Leaf F1, is owned by Dutch breeders. Its advantage is considered the optimal size, color and structure of greenery for pickling and pickling.
- The advantage of Lenar F1 cucumbers is the yield up to 17 kg per sq. meter of landing area. The fruits are stable and transportable.
- The Dutch hybrid Fugue F1 is intended for growing in open field. Along with consumer advantages, Fugue is able to withstand downy mildew of a nonspecific hymen.
- The hybrid "ZKI 104 F1" was created for intensive growing technologies with very short growing periods.Cucumber ZKI has a bouquet type of ovary, suitable for growing in protected and open ground. At the genetic level, ZKI has a stable fruit marketability.
All of the listed varieties of parthenocarpics with optimal commercial qualities, but require adherence to dietary and care regimens.
Bee-pollinated varieties
For growing cucumbers in unprotected soil, bee-pollinated varieties are suitable:
- Amurchonok - a cucumber variety, zoned to the conditions of the Far East and Siberia, mid-season, high-yielding, which received a silver medal for excellent taste and market characteristics;
- cucumber Blu F1 - an early ripening hybrid, the greens of which are ideal for food and any kind of home or industrial preparations;
- Crumb F1 is a hybrid variety, with a partial ability to self-pollinate, and small fruits of the gherkin type, weighing 80-90 g;
- cucumber Dvoryansky F1 is a high-yielding hybrid of medium ripening periods, adapted to the conditions of central Russia, with excellent commercial characteristics.
Bee-pollinated varieties have a good, traditional cucumber taste, both fresh and in pickle. To the presented novelties you can add cucumbers of Khabar variety, Erofey, Mig, Dalnevostochny, zoned to the difficult conditions of the seaside. Plants are tolerant to a number of fungal diseases.
Attention! As a prophylaxis for peronosporosis and powdery mildew, it is necessary to select cucumber hybrids resistant to the pathogen.
Self-pollinated varieties
Parthenocarpic or self-pollinated plants thrive in protected ground. One of the problems of greenhouse cultivation is the high content of pathogenic microorganisms. Planting hybrids guarantees a harvest even under conditions suitable for fungal attacks.
- Cucumber Babayka F1 is a plant with a high degree of resistance to fungal infections and root rot. Cucumber Babayka is distinguished by a bouquet type of ovaries, which guarantees a yield of up to 12 kg per sq. meter of landings.
- Hybrid Grandchild F1 is able to fully grow and bear fruit in closed and unprotected ground. Cucumber Granddaughter is distinguished by an extended period of fruiting. Productivity up to 33 kg per sq. meters in a greenhouse and 19 kg in the open air, with a greenhouse weight of only 65-70 g.
- The early-ripening hybrid Gerasim F1 is suitable for daily picking, or picking gherkins, in the harvesting mode every two days.
- Crispy bed F1 is an early, fruitful variety, with a bouquet type of ovaries, capable of producing up to 7.5 kg of green leaves from one bush.
- The Lance corporal F1 hybrid belongs to the so-called "military series" and is distinguished by the simultaneous filling of zelents and a friendly return of the harvest. "Corporal" is an early ripening, high-yielding variety that yields in any weather conditions.
- The mid-season hybrid of Grandfather's granddaughter F1 is distinguished by good immunity to diseases, and the bouquet ovaries provide increased productivity.
- Cucumber Spring Caprice F1 - a hybrid of a long fruiting period, with greens, weighing up to 150 g, about 20 cm long, for salad purposes.
- Baby strong F1 - early ripening cucumber, resistant to temperature extremes. The weight of the greenery is 110-130 g and the bouquet type of ovaries provides a good harvest.
- Cucumber Thumbelina F1 is a super early, fruitful hybrid with a long fruiting period. Everyone who planted the variety highly appreciates the taste characteristics of gherkin-type cucumbers. Thumbelina deserves extremely positive reviews for consumer and commercial qualities. Zelentsy weigh 80-90 g, have a length of 7-9 cm. “I grow gherkins on the balcony, they are ideal for pickling for the winter,” writes a housewife from the Moscow region.
The description of any variety of cucumbers demonstrates its best characteristics.When faced with disease problems, opt for a reliable way to combat fungal infection. This will save time and effort during summer gardening work.
