Cucumbers: market leader in Europe and America

Cucumber breeding has been one of Rijk Zwaan’s success stories. Rijk Zwaan’s highly productive cucumber varieties are of great significance for substrate crops in northern Europe and North America and for winter cropping in Greece, Spain and Turkey. Because of the increased specialisation in horticulture, the use of modern technology is rising continuously, especially in substrate crops.

Great demand
This has created a never-ending demand for new varieties, which are even better and more productive. Rijk Zwaan is very closely involved with these developments and is, therefore, able to supply top varieties which are optimally attuned to the specialist demands of this market.

Mini cucumbers
Breeding cucumbers also includes developing mini cucumbers for polytunnel and glasshouse cultivation in the Middle East. In this endeavour, too, Rijk Zwaan has been very successful for a number of years.