A new vegetable on Polish and European tables, it's neither zucchini nor cucumber

Published Jun 22, 2024

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The Beyond Seeds Group has introduced a new cross-breed vegetable, resulting from a five-year collaboration with IFAPA, as part of a product range expansion. This novel vegetable is a hybrid of zucchini and cucumber and can be consumed both raw and cooked. Originally native to South America, this vegetable is now named Zucchiolo and is optimized for greenhouse cultivation, especially in Mediterranean climates. The planting capacity is approximately 8,500 on one hectare, with a potential yield of 9-11 kilograms per square meter in two months. Zucchiolo is available in three colors, each offering a unique taste and texture.

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Crossbreeding is a practice known for centuries, thanks to which humanity has created an impressive number of cultivated plants. This time, as part of a five-year cooperation with the Andalusian Institute for Research and Training in Agriculture and Fisheries (IFAPA), the Beyond Seeds Group has introduced a new vegetable to its offer. It is a cross between a zucchini and a cucumber and, interestingly, it retains the properties of both species, so it can be eaten raw, like a cucumber, or cooked, like zucchini. This vegetable has previously been cultivated in South America. This is where it comes from and is known as zazlito. Currently, thanks to the above-mentioned research, they can be successfully grown in greenhouse conditions, especially in the Mediterranean climate. The introduction of this vegetable into European cultivation makes it ...

Source: Farmer.pl