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.

Albara

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

7 records

Aimee

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

IPR B.V.

7 records

Almaral

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

6 records

Albanas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

AC Harrow Delicious

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

David M. Hunter

7 records

Adelita II

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

7 records

Acacia

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

4 records

Aksent

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Vilmorin, F

4 records

Altamira

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

BEJO ZADEN B.V, NL

5 records

Altozanas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Alka

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

5 records

Abaco

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

SVS HOLLAND BV , NL

4 records

Airone

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

NUNHEMS

5 records

Adundas

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

WSU 1507

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Washington State University, USA

8 records

Sweet Sense

Active

Carica papaya L. · Papaya

Roberto Jaime García Padilla

4 records

Verity

Application submitted

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LTD

6 records

Sandra Rose

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

His Majesty the King in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

5 records

Safiyah

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Mr Anto Beets, Anto Beets of Maatschap Beets- Siertsema

5 records

Red Rascal

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

NZ Institute for Crop & Food Res Ltd

4 records

Rania

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Leis Michelangelo / Martinelli Alessio / Castagnoli Gianfranco / Azzolini Donata / Castagnoli Pietro / Castagnoli Alesandro

6 records

RB A063

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Schulze Philipp,López José Ulf Hayler

4 records

Purple Magic

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

KWS POTATO B.V.

4 records

Minnewashta

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Luby, James / University of Minnesota

5 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.