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Cucumber
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The challenges we help you solve

From mildew pressure to rising costs and tightening regulations — cucumber growers face a unique set of challenges. Here’s how Octiva helps you tackle them head-on.

Sustainability

How can my product stand out?

The facts
  • Sustainability and healthy fresh produce are hot items
  • Marketing is an important tool in getting better prices
How we help
  • UV-C treatments are residue free and thus create healthy food
  • The use of beneficials and biological control agents is key for a sustainable production system

Complying with legislation

EU Green Deal & stricter regulations

The facts
  • Losses of up to 50% caused by unsellable fruit due to mildew
  • High costs on crop protection products
How we help
  • UV-C light keeps the crop mildew free, so more yield to sell
  • No chemical crop protection products needed, stable costs for UV-C treatment

Crop protection

Less products/chemicals allowed

The facts
  • Less active substances allowed on fresh produce
  • Up to 54% of residues found on strawberries from chemicals against powdery mildew
  • Resistance of powdery mildew against several products
How we help
  • UV-C treatment is a physical treatment and residue free
  • Proven efficiency throughout the year
  • Fully autonomous operation during nighttime, so savings on cost of chemicals and labor — Discover Lumion →

Insecure of costs

Rising costs & unpredictable losses

The facts
  • Sustainability and healthy fresh produce are hot items
  • Marketing is an important tool in getting better prices
How we help
  • UV-C treatments are residue free and thus create healthy food
  • The use of beneficials and biological control agents is key for a sustainable production system

Octiva in action

Smart technology for modern cucumber growing

The right tools for
your cucumber operation

Xenion

Autonomous mobility > Done.

Xenion is Octiva’s fully modular mobility platform: it allows a multitude of applications to move autonomously and safely through your greenhouse making it a unique solution for robotic automation in the Controlled Environment Agriculture. Xenion is today the true reference platform for greenhouse automation of any kind.

Lumion for Cucumbers

Cucumber protection > Done.

Protect your crop against mildew, spider mites and other diseases in a sustainable and efficient way. Thanks to Lumion, the autonomous UV-C robot, your crop is in good hands, without effect on biology, quality or yield and without residues!

Renion for Cucumbers

Autonomous spraying > Done.

Achieve consistent, high-quality spraying with Renion, Octiva’s fully autonomous spraying solution. No need for an operator to monitor the process. In combination with our autonomous platform Xenion, Renion works independently, covering large areas and switching rows seamlessly.

Let’s solve these challenges together

At Octiva, we believe the job isn’t done until it works for the grower. That’s why we work closely with growers to make sure every solution delivers in practice, not just in theory. Job > Done.

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Tomatoes

From crop protection to automation — built for tomato growers

Tomato growers face complex challenges: disease management, rising input costs and the need for consistent quality across large surfaces. Octiva gives you the tools to automate, protect and scale your operation.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about cucumber growing with Octiva

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