Crunchy, Fresh and Nutritional; the ideal ingredients for a Cucumber.
The main challenge is to get that ultimate freshness into every bite.
A cucumber that offers consumers a satisfying crunch, great taste, and a fresh feeling, but also provides growers with high yields, resistance, and adaptability, whilst also ensuring a long shelf life for retailers; these are quite some demands… But at KWS, we embrace the challenge. Every day, we focus on developing new varieties to meet these needs for our cucumbers.
There are many different types of cucumbers, which is why it is so important to focus. Our varieties concentrate on the (Latin) American, European and Middle-East markets, leading to four distinct product categories.
American Slicer
Known for its unique aromatic and sweet flavor. Tailored to the US, Latin America, Spain and Mexico.
Long Dutch
Popular in Europe and known for its length and versatility in culinary applications.
Snack/Baby:
Popular in the Middle East, Turkey and Iran, prized for their crunchiness and snack-friendly size.
Mini
Emphasizing compact size and flavor, perfect for a variety of culinary uses.
"Our commitment lies in crafting cucumbers that not only taste great, but also resonate with the demands of modern consumers for freshness and nutritional value."
With our advanced breeding techniques, we have significantly shortened our cucumber selection process, making our time-to-market twice as fast. We incorporate key resistances to boost crop resilience against various diseases and environmental stressors. Our disease resistance focus includes combating:
CGMMV (Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus)
CVYV (Cucumber vein yellowing virus)
CYSDV (Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus)
ToLCNDV (Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus)
Px (Podosphaera xanthii)
