Cucumber Scandinavia Winter Spring 2021-2022

Traditional crop

Traditional crop Santiago Reliable, green and resistant • High production • Green and rapid growth • Strong regrowth through difficult periods • Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew Santiago is a new variety for traditional crops for planting in January. The variety has rapid growth and smooth green color throughout the entire season. It comes back sooner than other varieties which results in a solid balance between growth, fruit setting and production. The variety requires a generative cultivation regime to promote selectivity and openness of the crop. Even in longer cultivation periods this results in a high production level. Besides, Santiago provides an intermediate resistance to powdery mildew and also has a degree of CGMMV resistance. E23L.2391 Production and fruit quality • High total production • Excellent fruit quality • Beautiful dark green fruit color • Open and labor friendly crop • Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew The new spring variety E23L.2391, with an intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, has been introduced at different growers last spring. It can be described best as an open and balanced crop, therefore it is a labor friendly variety. Due to this, this characteristic contributes to a very good fruit quality. Especially the dark green fruit color, the uniform fruit length and the fact that this variety performs well against Mycosphaerella will be traced back till the end of the crop. It is best to steer this variety towards growth to ensure a balanced crop. This will result in an open crop with small upstanding leaves. Because E23L.2391 is labor friendly, has a high total production and has an excellent fruit quality, the growers see this variety as a full alternative within the traditional segment. Enza Zaden | 3