Cantara
Cucumber
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A high-yielding, generative parthenocarpic cucumber for greenhouse use with strong disease resistance and market-leading fruit quality.
Description
Stable yields in any climate: the benefits of the «Kantara» hybrid
For professional vegetable growers operating in greenhouse conditions, the balance between generative plant habit and robust resistance is critical. The "Kantara" hybrid from Rijk Zwaan addresses these needs, offering predictable production cycles and high marketability.
Core strengths
- Generative growth: The plant focuses energy on fruit set rather than excessive vegetative mass, simplifying canopy management and ensuring an early harvest within 40–45 days.
- Immune shield: High resistance to downy mildew, fusarium, cladosporium, and various mosaic viruses significantly reduces the need for chemical interventions.
- Market appeal: Dark green, heavily warted fruits (15–20 cm long) with a 3.2:1.0 ratio meet the stringent standards of the modern fresh produce market.
Why choose this hybrid?
Kantara is designed for intensive greenhouse operations. Thanks to Rijk Zwaan's high-quality genetics, it performs exceptionally well in glasshouses and polytunnels. It is forgiving of minor agrotechnical fluctuations, provided that a precise nutrition program is maintained. Its high yield potential requires consistent fertilizer management, but the payoff is a crop that stands out for both yield volume and visual quality.
Crop & resistance
Disease resistance
Specifications hover over for a hint about the specification
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Pollination Type
Pollination Type
Based on pollination type, all existing cucumber varieties are divided into two groups: insect-pollinated and parthenocarpic (parthenocarpics). Insect-pollinated — cucumber varieties that are pollinated by insects. The plant has both male and female flowers (sterile flowers). Par... |
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Beginning of fruiting
Beginning of fruiting
The early maturity of watermelon varieties mainly depends on the duration of growth and fruit ripening phases, rather than the timing of female flower blooming. Many varieties, ripening at different times, begin to bloom almost simultaneously. Approximately 30 days after fruit se... |
40 - 45 days |
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Growing
Growing
Eggplant is grown in open fields and under protective cover on small areas. |
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Fruit; spines
Fruit; spines
Important variety characteristic of cucumber. Can be finely ribbed or coarsely ribbed with white and black spines. |
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Fruit; length
Fruit; length
Length from 6 to 70 cm. |
15 - 20 cm |
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Fruit; flower
Fruit; flower
At technical maturity, fruit color varies from white, light purple to dark purple. |
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| Fruit; ratio | 3,2:1,0 |
| Catalog | Catalog → Cucumber |
| Manufacturer | Rijk Zwaan |
| Country | Netherlands |
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