Cucumber FRENCH SIZE

Technical Profile of the Hybrid

"French Size" (Frantsuzskiy Razmer) is the result of breeding work by a team of specialists (E. R. Kudryavtseva, M. G. Kudryavtsev, E. I. Golovatskaya), designed to provide a highly efficient tool for commercial production in open-field conditions. The plant's genotype is optimized for the rigorous demands of the market, focusing on the combination of early maturation and high transportability.

Biological Parameters and Fruit Physics

• Vegetation Period: Technical maturity is achieved within 45–50 days after full germination. This timeframe helps mitigate disease risks by allowing the crop to progress before peak infection periods.
• Fruit Morphology: The fruits reach a length of 7–9 cm. The coarse-warted (heavily pimpled) skin texture ensures an attractive market appearance and enhances shelf life during logistics.
• Pigmentation: A dark green color profile indicates a high chlorophyll concentration, which contributes to flesh density and structural integrity, preventing hollows during processing or canning.

The core strength of this hybrid lies in the balanced development of its vegetative mass, which does not compromise generative efficiency. In open-field cultivation, the plant exhibits strong resilience to temperature fluctuations. The spiny surface, combined with the dark green pigmentation, makes these cucumbers highly sought after for both the fresh market and industrial processing, such as pickling and salting.