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Altair
Cucumber
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Plant Type
Vegetative
Pollination Type
Parthenocarpic
Beginning of fruiting
45 - 50 days
Growing
Open Ground
About product
Cucumber variety Altair is a salad-type parthenocarpic variety intended for cultivation under film coverings in private households. The plant is indeterminate, weakly branched, and female-flowering, ensuring stable and prolonged fruiting. The cucumbers have a cylindrical shape, smooth surface, and average weight ranging from 140 to 160 grams. Fruit set begins on day 47-49 after emergence, enabling…
Plant Type
Vegetative
Pollination Type
Parthenocarpic
Beginning of fruiting
45 - 50 days
Growing
Open Ground
Description
Cucumber variety Altair is a salad-type parthenocarpic variety intended for cultivation under film coverings in private households. The plant is indeterminate, weakly branched, and female-flowering, ensuring stable and prolonged fruiting. The cucumbers have a cylindrical shape, smooth surface, and average weight ranging from 140 to 160 grams. Fruit set begins on day 47-49 after emergence, enabling early harvest. The variety is resistant to powdery mildew and tolerant to false powdery mildew, significantly reducing disease risk and enhancing product quality.
The market yield of Altair cucumber ranges from 10.3 to 12.1 kilograms per square meter, making it attractive for cultivation both in small-scale and larger-scale settings. Due to its characteristics, the variety is suitable for salads and fresh consumption, offering high taste quality and attractive fruit appearance. The compactness and weak branching of the plant simplify care and harvest.
Thus, Altair cucumber is a reliable choice for gardeners aiming to obtain early and high-quality harvests with minimal investment in plant protection. Its resistance to major fungal diseases and high productivity make this variety profitable and convenient for cultivation under film coverings.
The market yield of Altair cucumber ranges from 10.3 to 12.1 kilograms per square meter, making it attractive for cultivation both in small-scale and larger-scale settings. Due to its characteristics, the variety is suitable for salads and fresh consumption, offering high taste quality and attractive fruit appearance. The compactness and weak branching of the plant simplify care and harvest.
Thus, Altair cucumber is a reliable choice for gardeners aiming to obtain early and high-quality harvests with minimal investment in plant protection. Its resistance to major fungal diseases and high productivity make this variety profitable and convenient for cultivation under film coverings.
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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... |
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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; flower
Fruit; flower
At technical maturity, fruit color varies from white, light purple to dark purple. |
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| Registration year | 2006 |
| Catalog | Catalog → Cucumber |
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| Country | Russia |
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