Cultivation

Fresh market use

Labeling a variety as intended for fresh market use indicates that priority is given to appearance, organoleptic properties, and fruit texture during breeding. Such varieties require specific agronomic practices with an emphasis on maintaining harvest integrity and marketable yield.

Mentioned in descriptions 38 375 varieties reference book.

Varieties for fresh market use are characterized by an attractive shape, color, balanced flavor, and tender flesh texture. During the breeding process, preference is given to visual appeal and gastronomic quality, although such varieties often have thinner skin and are less adapted to mechanized harvesting.

Cultivation of these varieties requires particular attention to product preservation, as the presence of defects such as dents, scratches, or sunburn significantly reduces market value. To achieve a high marketable yield, additional agronomic techniques are applied, including fruit thinning and careful monitoring of mineral nutrition, which ensures fruit uniformity in size and quality.

Selecting a variety for fresh market sale implies the necessity of careful manual harvesting and cautious logistics. Unlike processing varieties, which are focused on gross mass and processing metrics, table varieties require greater investment in post-harvest handling, packaging, and sorting, but provide higher added value when sold through retail or markets.

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Breakdown by crop

Fresh Apple Consumption 1 299 Fresh Market Tomato 1 136 Fresh Market Pepper 702 Fresh Market Cucumber 460 Fresh Consumption of Pears 427 Fresh Consumption of Lettuce 382 Fresh Market Consumption — White Cabbage 363 Fresh market peach consumption 343 Fresh Consumption of Plum 332 Fresh Market Sweet Cherry Consumption 330 Fresh market carrot consumption 319 Fresh market consumption of bean 284 Fresh Market Consumption of Peas 249 Fresh Consumption of Apricots 208 Fresh table grape consumption 189 Fresh Market Consumption of Figs 166 Fresh Potato Consumption 158 Fresh Market Use — Cauliflower 153 Fresh Market Consumption — Garden Strawberry 137 Fresh Market Consumption — Onion 121 Fresh table grape consumption 114 Fresh market consumption of melon 114 Fresh Consumption of Gooseberry 107 Fresh Market Raspberry 105

Found in these crops

Tomato 1 719 Apple 1 271 Bell pepper 985 Lettuce 784 Cucumber 588 Carrot 494 White cabbage 468 Peach 433 European pear 401 Common bean 399 Potato 374 Sweet cherry 358

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Camino Real

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

The Regents of the University of California

ES HU NL PL RO

30 records

CIVG 198

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Tagliani Francesco, Castagnoli Gianfranco, Leis Michelangelo, Martinelli Alessio

25 records

San Andreas

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WOLFSKILL EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD

ES NL

26 records

M 7

Active

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Sweet orange

KENDALL CHISLETT, Gregory John

21 records

Red Haven

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Stat Exp South Haven (US)

CZ ES FR HU NL PL +3

28 records

Ridley 1403

Active

Vaccinium L. · Bilberry

RIDLEY WILLIAM BELL

16 records

Autumn Bliss

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

BE BG CZ DK FR HU +2

20 records

FCM12-097

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

DAVID M. BRAZELTON, ANTONIO A. ALAMO BERMUNDO, PETER STEFAN BROCHES, ADAM L. WAGNER

12 records

Maris Bard

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

ES HR IE IT NL SE +1

15 records

Viva Patricia

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Vinson Peter Edward|Hernhill Faversham Kent, GB / Warren Simon Peter|Hernhill Faversham Kent, GB

ES NL

15 records

zf08-029

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Fall Creek, USA

14 records

Wa 2

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Washington State University Research Foundation

12 records

GALINE'

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

UNICOPA/CLAUSE

ES FR HR HU SI SK

9 records

E'RDENO

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V , NL

CZ ES HU NL SE SK

9 records

Grand Slam

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Yusuke KATO, JP

BG HR NL UA

10 records

RM-1

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Red Moon, I

FR UA

14 records

Mountain Cove

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

HARVEY| Clyde Harvey und Frau Ginger Harvey

BE DE ES FR

13 records

FUE'GO

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

HM.CLAUSE

BG FR HU SK

9 records

Purple Snax

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

ROGER FREEMAN

HU NL UA

9 records

RS-1

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Red Moon, I

FR UA

13 records

Miss Blush

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

van Loon, J.P.

FR NL

12 records

El Sol

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Nunhems, NL

12 records

IRON MAN

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.

HR NL

9 records

Sugra thirteen

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL

8 records

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.