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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.

Mara des Bois

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

DE ES FR NL PL
13 records

Elberta

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CZ HU SI SK
7 records

Discovery

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

CZ NL PL SI
14 records

Tophit

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ DE NL UA
12 records

Tosca

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ES FR IT
9 records

Thuriga

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

DE DK HU NL PL
10 records

Marmande

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

BG CZ ES HR SI
6 records

Anna Späth

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ ES FR NL RO
13 records

Delikatess

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

BG CZ HR PL SI
7 records

Tuleu Gras

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ HU RO SK
6 records

Superschmelz

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

DE HR NL SI
6 records

Valjevka

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ HU PL SI SK
13 records

Rubinstar

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

BE DE FR NL PL
12 records

Bing

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

ES NL PL SI
15 records

Harmonie

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

CZ HR HU NL SK
6 records

Őjebyn

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

CZ LT NL PL SK
11 records

Freedom

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

FR HU LT NL PL
13 records

Karmen

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

HU SK UA
6 records

Tatran

Active

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

CZ HU NL PL SK
13 records

Kolpak

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

CZ HR NL PL SI
6 records

Burlat

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

CZ ES NL PL SK
14 records

Romano 26

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HR HU NL
7 records

Red Cloud

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

CZ HU NL
6 records

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