Powdery mildew-resistant cucumber varieties: description of the best with photos

It has already become the norm that new generation cucumber varieties are able to withstand common diseases. As an example, let's take the Dvoryansky cucumber, which, with excellent taste indicators, is endowed with resistance to a number of viral and bacterial infections. Such a harmonious set of commodity and consumer characteristics is present in most modern varieties and hybrids. Many of them have increased resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew, the most common fungal infections of cucumbers.

In the breeding process, modern technologies are used to create varieties that are not susceptible to the pathogen. This protection works especially well on F1 hybrids of the first order.

Attention! The reproduction rate and genetic plasticity of powdery mildew fungi is such that very quickly herbicides themselves become food for a new generation of parasites.

Cucumbers, slightly susceptible to powdery mildew

If outbreaks of fungal infections have become more frequent in a garden or garden plot, then you should opt for varieties of cucumbers that are resistant to powdery mildew. It is not difficult to choose varieties for your site. These can be varieties of parthenocarpic or pollinated by bees, salad and pickling purposes. Attention should also be paid to disease-resistant commercial hybrids zoned to the main vegetable growing zones.

Professional hybrid category

Resistance of hybrid plants to common diseases is one of the basic criteria when choosing a variety for commercial purposes. Anyone who has ever planted these hybrids will recognize their reliability and excellent yields.

Cucumber Arctic F1 - super early hybrid for greenhouses and open ground, capable of fruiting 35 days after germination, with excellent commercial characteristics.
Cucumber Sigurd F1 mid-season, very productive hybrid variety. The seed producer, the Dutch firm Enza Zaden, recommends the Sigurd cucumber for industrial production. Sigurd F1 cucumbers were awarded the highest tasting score for excellent taste indicators.
Another commercial hybrid, Leaf F1, belongs to Dutch breeders. Its advantage is considered to be the optimal size, color and structure of greens for s alting and pickling.
The advantage of Lenar F1 cucumbers is the yield of up to 17 kg per sq. meters of landing area. Fruits are keeping, transportable.
Dutch hybrid Fuga F1 is intended for cultivation in spreading in open ground. Along with consumer advantages, Fuga is able to withstand downy mildew of a non-specific spit character.
The hybrid "ZKI 104 F1" is designed for intensive cultivation technologies, with very short vegetation periods. Cucumber ZKI has a bouquet type of ovaries, suitable for growing in protected and open ground. At the genetic level, ZKI has a stable marketability of fruits.

All of the listed varieties of parthenocarpics with optimal commercial qualities, but require compliance with nutrition and care regimes.

Bee pollinated varieties

Bee-pollinated varieties are suitable for growing cucumbers in unprotected soil:

Amurchonok - a cucumber variety zoned to the conditions of the Far East and Siberia, mid-season, high-yielding, received a silver medal for excellent taste and commodity characteristics;
cucumber Dove F1 is an early maturing hybrid whose greens are ideal for food and any kind of home or industrial preparations;
Baby F1 - hybrid variety, with partial ability to self-pollination, and small gherkin-type fruits, weighing 80-90 g;
Cucumber Noble F1 - high-yielding hybrid of medium ripening, adapted to the conditions of central Russia, with excellent commercial characteristics.

Bee-pollinated varieties have a good, traditional taste of cucumbers, both fresh and pickled. To the presented novelties, one can add cucumber varieties Khabar, Erofei, Mig, Far East, zoned to the difficult conditions of Primorye. Plants are tolerant to a number of fungal diseases.

Attention! As a prevention of peronosporosis and powdery mildew, it is necessary to select pathogen-resistant cucumber hybrids.

Self-pollinating varieties

Parthenocarpic or self-pollinating plants feel great in protected ground.One of the problems of greenhouse cultivation is the high content of pathogenic microorganisms. Planting hybrids guarantees a harvest even under conditions suitable for the occurrence of fungal attacks.

Cucumber Babaika F1 - a plant with a high degree of resistance to fungal infections and root rot. Cucumber Babayka is distinguished by a bouquet type of ovaries, which guarantees a yield of up to 12 kg per square meter. landing meters.
Hybrid Vnuchok F1 is able to fully grow and bear fruit in closed and unprotected ground. Cucumber Vnuchok is distinguished by an extended period of fruiting. Productivity up to 33 kg per sq. meters in a greenhouse and 19 kg in the open air, with a weight of only 65-70 g.
Early maturing hybrid Gerasim F1 is suitable for daily picking of pickles, or picking gherkins, in a bi-day harvesting mode.
Crispy-bed F1 - an early, fruitful variety, with a bouquet type of ovaries, capable of producing up to 7.5 kg of greens from one bush.
Hybrid Corporal F1 refers to the so-called "military series" and is distinguished by the simultaneous pouring of greens, friendly return of the crop. "Corporal" - an early ripening, high-yielding variety that yields a crop in any weather deviations.
Mid-season hybrid Grandfather's granddaughter F1 has good immunity to diseases, and bouquet ovaries provide increased yields.
Cucumber Spring Caprice F1 - a hybrid of a long fruiting period, with greens, weighing up to 150 g, about 20 cm long, salad destination.
Baby Krepyshok F1 - early maturing cucumber, resistant to temperature extremes. The weight of greens 110-130 g and the bouquet type of ovaries provide a good harvest.
Cucumber Thumbelina F1 - super-early, productive hybrid with a long fruiting period. Everyone who planted the variety highly appreciates the taste characteristics of gherkin-type cucumbers. Deserves Thumbelina reviews are extremely positive for consumer and commercial qualities.Zelentsy weigh 80-90 g, have a length of 7-9 cm. “I grow gherkins on the balcony, they are ideal for pickling for the winter,” writes a housewife from the Moscow region.

Description of any cucumber variety demonstrates its best characteristics. When faced with disease problems, opt for a reliable way to counter a fungal infection. This will save time and effort during the summer gardening season.