Hybrid
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GIX 135• Very prolific parthenocarpic hybrid cucumber • Is intended for green house growing and produces medium to dark green, beit alpha type fruits • Fruits are approximately 17 cm long and 3 - 4 cm in diameter • Suitable for spring and summer planting • Tolerant Against: PMR, Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus |
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GIX 146• Beit Alpha type • Parthenocarpic • Gynoecious • Average Size: 16 cm. x 4.2 cm. • Average Maturity: 37-39 days • Short cylindrical shape • Dark green color • Good for green house • Good fruit set |
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GIX 147• Beit Alpha type • Parthenocarpic • Gynoecious • Average Size: 16 cm. x 4.2 cm. • Average Maturity: 37-39 days • Short cylindrical shape • Dark green color • Good for green house • Good fruit set |
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GIX 152• Medium size cucumber • Gynoecious • Vigorous growth and many laterals roots • Medium green skin • Cylindrical shape • Average Size: 4.6 cm. x 17 cm. • Average Weight: 180 - 200 grams • Average Maturity: 33 - 35 days • High yield • Excellent shelf-life |
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ODISEA IMP.• Excellent monoecious variety • Vigorous plant and cover • Very prolific • Uniform dark green fruit • Average Maturity: 50 - 55 days • Long cylindrical fruit • Average Size: 22 x 6.5 cm • Tolerant Against: WMV, PRSV, Sc, ZYMV, ALS, A2, CMV, PM & DM |
Open pollinated - Slicing
| Variety | Maturity | Plant habit | Fruit size L/D | Fruit shape | Fruit spine & color | Disease Tol/Res | Remarks |
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| Al-Facoz/Feggous | 60 | Indeterminate | 75 x 5 cm | Curved | Dark green, slightly corrugated | Used also as pickle cucumber, popular in North Africa and the Middle East. | |
| Armenian Long Green | 60 | Indeterminate | 90 x 10 cm | Curved, ribbed | White spine, light green | Popular in the Middle East. For ethnic markets. | |
| Armenian Long White | 60 | Indeterminate | 90 x 10 cm | Slightly curved, ribbed | Creamy white, slightly hairy | For specialty markets. Harvest before maturity for a better taste. | |
| Ashley Imp. | 60 | Indeterminate | 20 x 5 cm | Tapered ends | White spine, dark green | DM | Early variety and productive. Released by South Carolina. A.E.S. Popular in many areas. |
| Beit Alpha | 58 | Vigorous plants indeterminate | 15 x 5 cm | Straight and smooth, slightly tapered | Negligible spine, medium green | CMV, MMV | Also pickling variety if picked before maturity. |
| Mekty Green | 65 | Indeterminate | 75 x 9 cm | Slightly curved | Medium green | For special markets, also known as snake cucumber. | |
| Mekty White | 70 | Indeterminate | 75 x 9 cm | Slightly curved | Off-white | For special markets, may also be used as a pickling variety. | |
| Poinsett 76 | 65 | Indeterminate | 21 x 6 cm | Blocky | White spine, dark green | Scab, DM, PM, CMV, ANT, ALS | Improved Poinsett with added disease resistance. |
| Straight Edge | 65 | Indeterminate, very vigorous | 20 x 6 cm | Blocky | White spine, dark green, light stippling | Very uniform fruit, an older but still popular variety. | |
| Table Green Select | 75 | Vigorous | 20 x 6 cm | Blocky | White spine, dark green | CMV, MMV, DM | Very uniform, good keeper. |
| White Wonder | 60 | Vigorous | 18 x 6 cm | Cylindrical, round ends | White | Excellent eating quality, best for slicing. | |
| Marketmore 76 | 72 | Very Vigorous | 21 x 6 cm | Blocky | White spine, fruit dark green | Scab, CMV, PM, DM | Excellent disease resistance. Widely adaptable and very productive. |
Open pollinated - Pickling
| Variety | Maturity | Plant habit | Fruit size L/D | Fruit shape | Fruit spine & color | Disease Tol/Res | Remarks |
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| Addis | 56 | Vigorous, indeterminate | 7.5 x 2.5 cm | Blocky | White spine, dark green fruit | CMV, DM, PM, ALS, ANT | Developed by North Carolina State University. |
| National Pickling | 54 | Vigorous, very prolific | 15 x 6 cm | Blocky | Black spine, medium dark green | CMV, Scab | Noted for its very good pickling quality, uniformity and high yields. |
| Wisconsin SMR-18 | 55 | Vigorous | 15 x 6 cm | Blocky, free from tapering | Black spine, fruit medium dark green | CMV, Scab | A disease resistant pickling variety. Widely adaptable. |
| Wisconsin SMR-58 | 57 | Vigorous, indeterminate | 15 x 6 cm | Straight and blocky | Black spine, medium green | CMV, Scab | Released by University of Wisconsin. One of the most popular home garden varieties with excellent processing characteristics. |