Early hybrid cucumber of female flowering type 'Beit Alpha', mini type with smooth fruits. Matures in 57 days after sowing into the soil. The plant is strong-growing. Fruits are cylindrical, slightly conical at the tip. Fruit skin is very ribbed, dark green, with a small amount of white spines. Fruits are uniform, very crisp, with good aroma. Average fruit size is 13-15 x 4 cm. It has good heat resistance and provides high yield of marketable product when grown on trellises. Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus (serogroup 1), downy mildew (US race, intermediate resistance), powdery mildew (intermediate resistance).
Mainly used for cultivation in open ground and on trellises. Intended for fresh consumption and processing.
| Cultures |
Vegetable
Cucumber
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|---|---|
| Diseases |
Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew
Viruses
Viral diseases
Mosaic viruses
Downy Mildew
Downy mildew
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| Direction |
Recycling
Fresh Market
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| Pollination Type | Pollinated by bees |
| Growing | Open Ground |
| Beginning of fruiting | 50 - 55 days |
| Fruit; shape | Cylindrical |
| Fruit; flower | Dark Green |
| Fruit; spines | Smooth-fruited |
| Cucumber; length | 13 - 15 cm |
| Fruit; ratio | 3,5:1,0 |
| Plant Type | Generative |
| Harvest Method | Manual |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Catalog |
Varieties
Vegetable Crops
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| Manufacturer | Seminis Vegetable Seeds |