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.

Famosa

Active

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

Bejo Zaden, NL

CZ HR HU NL PL SI +1

10 records

Ananas

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Royal Sluis (NL)

BG CZ HR HU NL SI +1

10 records

Tenroy

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Ten Hove (NZ)

BE DE ES FR HU NL

19 records

Pirouet

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds, NL

BG CZ HR NL SK UA

12 records

Monopoly

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Syngenta Seeds, NL

BG FR HR HU NL PL

12 records

Monanta

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Yurhen Berh

CZ HR LT NL PL UA

10 records

Karlena

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

WEIT| Dr. E. Weit im Institut fuer Zuechtungsforschung / DAME| Dr. A. Dame im Institut fuer Zuechtungsforschung

BG CZ DE LT PL SK

13 records

Brilliant

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Nickerson Zwaan B.V. (NL)

CZ HR HU NL PL UA

11 records

Jetma

Active

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

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL BV, NL

CZ DE HU LT PL SK

10 records

Katinka

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Walter Hartmann c/o Universität Hohenheim

CZ DE HU NL PL SK

18 records

Topgun

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds, NL

BG HU NL SI SK

10 records

Orion

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Zima Jan, Louda Otto, Tupy Jaroslav,

CZ FR HU NL UA

19 records

Lancelot

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Bejo Zaden BV, NL-1749 ZH Warmenhuizen

CZ HR HU NL PL

11 records

Masai

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

VELDHUYZEN VAN ZANTEN JASPER ENGEL

FR HU IT NL PL

12 records

Graffiti

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Zsolt Galli

CZ DK PL SK UA

10 records

Bluecrop

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

HU NL PL SI UA

16 records

Russet Burbank

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

AT HR NL PL

18 records

Arrow

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

MARIEN WINTERS_ / J. J. H. M. ALLEFS_ / J. J. VAN HOOGEN_

HR NL SI UA

13 records

Winston

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Jack Dunnett

IE LT NL

12 records

Naxos

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

SSC JP

FR HR UA

12 records

Paris

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

SCEA Marionnet

FR NL UA

14 records

Dordogne

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Syngenta Seeds, NL

HR NL PL

10 records

Boro

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Bejo Zaden, NL

HR NL PL

10 records

Amandine

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Pierron-Darbonne Alexandre

ES FR NL

15 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.