F1 Matryoshka — an early-maturing parthenocarpic bushy cucumber hybrid of female flowering type. Intended for cultivation in open and protected soil. Cold-resistant, light-loving (parthenocarpy increases with high light intensity), with good branching. Long fruiting period. Forms 2-3 to 7-8 fruiting nodes; fruit set is sequential. Fruits are ribbed, white-tipped, oval-cylindrical in shape, with medium pubescence, 9-12 cm long, intensely green with light longitudinal stripes. Flesh is dense and crunchy, skin is tough. Salt tolerance and flavor quality are very high. Hybrid is resistant to powdery mildew, olive spot, and ordinary cucumber mosaic virus, tolerant to false powdery mildew.
Planting density in greenhouses: 2.5 plants/m2, in open ground: 3-4 plants/m2.
