Cucumber variety Ginga (F1)

Ginga is a medium-ripening cucumber hybrid supplied to the Russian market by the German agricultural firm Satimex Quedlinburg GmbH. Designed for growing in open ground and under film shelters. In 2002, it was included in the state register of the Russian Federation for the Central Black Earth (Kursk, Tambov, Belgorod, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Oryol regions) region. The authorship is assigned to V.I. Kolesnikova, E.A. Sytov and E.G. Kolesnikova.

The Ginga variety is parthenocarpic (no pollination required), female flowering type. Suitable for commercial production. The period from the emergence of seedlings to the collection of the first fruits is 46 - 50 days.

Plants are medium-sized, medium-growing, indeterminate. Leaves are green, smaller than average.

Cucumbers are slightly ribbed, with small tubercles, and have a cylindrical shape. Greenery mass - 80 - 90 grams, length - 9 - 12 cm, diameter - 3 cm; the ratio of fruit length to thickness is 3.1: 1. The skin is dark green, with a slight mottling and short white stripes. Frequent pubescence. The thorns are white. The pulp is genetically without bitterness and without voids. The seed chamber is small. The yield of marketable fruits is 240 - 515 c / ha; while the standard hybrids Brigadny and Epilogue - only 108 - 402 c / ha. The output of marketable products is high (88 - 90%).

Canning variety. Taste qualities of fresh and canned fruits are high.

This hybrid is highly resistant to brown spot (cladosporium), cucumber mosaic virus and powdery mildew; moderately resistant to downy mildew.

Advantages of Ginga cucumber: excellent taste properties of fruits, high yield and marketability, resistance to diseases.