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.

Lincoln

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Bejo Zaden, NL

CY CZ HU NL PL SI

10 records

Irvine

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

VICTOR VOTH

DE DK ES FR NL PT

17 records

Igloo

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ DK ES FR HU IT

10 records

Casper

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan, NL

CZ HR HU NL PL SK

10 records

Yuki

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage

SSC JP

CZ HU NL PL UA

10 records

Sunrise

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

RESPUBLIKANSKOE NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE DOCHERNEE UNITARNOE PREDPRITIE «INSTITUT PLODOVODSTVA»

BE CZ FR NL PL

16 records

Sweet Charlie

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

DE ES FR NL PT

19 records

Virgo

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

KEIJER J., COMMIES H.S.

EE LT NL PL SI

13 records

Provider

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

U S DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

CZ HR IT NL SI

9 records

Strike

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Shreeshal Hadapad

BG ES FR IT UA

9 records

Rocket

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Thomson, Allan J.

ES FI FR IE SE

12 records

Masterfon

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SVS HOLLAND BV , NL

CZ HR HU NL SK

11 records

Croma

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

BE DE DK FR NL

10 records

Crisby

Active

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

NUNZA BV, NL

HR HU IT NL SK

11 records

Bikores

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Ger Bimsdeboer

HR HU NL PL UA

9 records

Bodilis

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Vilmorin SA (FR)

CZ FR HR HU PL

9 records

Boston

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Seeds, NL

HR HU NL PL SK

9 records

Concerto

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Vilmorin SA (FR)

CZ FR HR HU PL

10 records

Amour

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bejo Zaden, NL

BG CZ NL PL SK

12 records

WILLIAM'S

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ES FR NL RO

14 records

Siroco

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Vilmorin SA (FR)

CZ FR HU PL

11 records

Rubinia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Potato Seed Solutions

AT ES FR NL

17 records

Otto

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Seeds, NL

BG CZ NL UA

11 records

Onward

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Domaine Public (FR)

ES FR HU IT

10 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.