Growing Cucumber Success
Rijk Zwaan, a global market leader, develops cucumber varieties that combine innovation and sustainability to support efficient, reliable cultivation. With resistances and traits that reduce production risks, growers can achieve consistent yields and high-quality crops. Our portfolio reflects healthy snacking trends and meets the needs of diverse retail markets worldwide, helping you deliver fresh cucumbers that meet consumer expectations and drive demand.
All about Cucumber
Explore our range of cucumber varieties available worldwide; from the traditional Long English to our selection of snack cucumbers and even smaller types. Learn more about these varieties and find the perfect match for your market. Our Cucumber brands & labels
MyCubies®
Sometimes the best flavours come in the smallest bites. Meet MyCubies®, our baby-size snack cucumbers, perfect for fresh, fun snacking!
Wokcue™
Meet Wokcue™, Rijk Zwaan’s stir-fry cucumber variety. The innovative cucumber that opens new opportunities for growers and consumers alike.
Blue Leaf™
Ready to enjoy healthy crops and high yields? Vibrant plants, multiple harvests and our promise to keep protecting your crops.
Bon Defense™
Our Bon Defense Cucumber varieties have high resistance against the mosaic virus (CGMMV).
Delhi Defense™ Cucumber
Our Delhi Defense cucumber varieties have intermediate resistance against the New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV).
For Defense™
Our For Defense cucumber varieties have intermediate resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum.
Ready for the Future with High-Wire
Modern greenhouses are driving a shift towards high-wire cucumber growing. This method delivers higher yields per square metre and improves crop quality. High-wire growing offers growers an efficient, future-ready approach to maximise results, requiring only two cultivations per year. Looking for advice in your country?
We have Rijk Zwaan locations in more than 30 countries worldwide. Our local representatives are happy to help you. News
Labour savings in cucumber cultivation: innovation in action
There is an ever-growing labour shortage in the global horticulture sector, especially for physically demanding and repetitive work. Mechanisation is no longer just a matter of efficiency, but is also becoming increasingly important for business continuity. That is why Rijk Zwaan is continuously conducting research to develop plants that save labour and are aligned with new cultivation techniques. One way to do this is by looking closely at the plant structure. This is producing wide-ranging solutions.
We want to grow the snack cucumber market together
Growers’ organisation FreshValley, based in the Dutch town of Sevenum, only started producing snack cucumber Quantario RZ in 2024 – and it is already a success. Sales Manager Teun van Roosmalen is proud of the partnership with Rijk Zwaan. “Together, we can get more and more European supermarkets interested. This healthy snack enables them to make their very youngest customers happy.”
New LED Cucumber trial in Trial Centre Rijk Zwaan
Rijk Zwaan’s High Tech Trial Centre (TCHT) stands at the forefront of modern growing techniques, enabling the comprehensive collection of crop data. Recently, the company has started a new LED Cucumber trial to showcase the production potential under 327 µmol PAR Light. In this article, Marcel van Koppen, Crop Coordinator Cucumber at Rijk Zwaan, elaborates on this trial and shares what other varieties can be seen at Rijk Zwaan’s TCHT.