Cucumber, Processing

Cucumber 

In the 3000 years since they were first cultivated, its versatility and refreshing properties have made the cucumber truly a vegetable people love. 

At  BASF | Nunhems, we build on this tradition with innovative cucumber seeds and a broad range of cucumber varieties designed to help growers meet local market demands.   

Meeting global demand with a wide range  

To make sure every grower can meet their local consumers’ demands, BASF | Nunhems offers over 150 cucumber varieties for high-tech, low-tech and open-field cultivation.  

Tailored solutions for every segment  

Our assortment is divided over four segments: long, short, slicer and pickling cucumber. We cooperate intensively with growers and other parties in the supply chain. That’s why we know what our clients want, like cucumber varieties with traits like earliness and resistance both for indoor and open field farming. We also provide cucumber seeds for smaller and uniformly shaped cucumbers for the growing convenience segment or the large pickling industry.   

Support for challenging growing conditions  

Even when growers face challenging circumstances, like limitations on pest control, we can help them. By providing them with the varieties and the support that allow them to grow a profitable crop.   

Legend:

Plant vigor: 1=low vigor, 9=high vigor

Earliness: 1=late, 9=early

Fruit color: 1=light green, 9=dark green

Brine Quality: 1=low quality, 9=high quality

Disease Resistance Key:

Ccu: Cladosporium cucumerinum (Scab)

CMV: Cucumber mosaic virus

Co (1,2,3): Colletotrichum orbiculare (Anthracnose)

PRSV: Papaya ringspot virus

Psl: Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans (Angular leaf spot)

Px: Podosphaera xanthii (ex. Sphaerotheca fuliginea) (Powdery Mildew)

WMV: Watermelon mosaic virus

ZYMV: Zucchini yellow mosaic virus

*Resistance information and/or ratings based on seed testing using the Naktuinbouw/UPOV protocol per disease.