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.

Marine

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

UNICOPA (FR)/Clause Semences SA (FR)

BG FR HR IT

11 records

Magnum

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

ES HU NL PL

9 records

Galia

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Nickerson-Zwaan B.V.

BG ES HU NL

9 records

Etna

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

WEBSTER DAVID M.

HU IT PL SI

12 records

Anthony

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

CZ ES NL

10 records

Borwina

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wolfgang Walter

DE HR LT LU

10 records

Parthenon

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

SSC JP

HR NL UA

12 records

Otolia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Heinrich Böhm

FR PL UA

12 records

Naval

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Ger Beemsterboer

HR NL UA

9 records

Chopin

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

IPR BV

HR IT NL

12 records

Sapphire

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

ARC INFRUITEC-NIETVOORBIJ

ES FR

14 records

Serengeti

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

VAN KAMPEN FRANK

NL UA

12 records

Romance

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Paul Degreef

NL UA

13 records

Karelia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Heinrich Böhm

DE UA

11 records

La Vie

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

R.P.GRAVELAND

FR NL

12 records

Jerada

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL UA

10 records

Crisper

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Van Rijn France

NL UA

16 records

Berlin

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Ger Beemsterboer

NL UA

11 records

Vajolet

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Telch Aldo

12 records

Lionheart

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

J. PAVEK

12 records

Jugala

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Julien Max|Saint Paul d'Espis, FR

12 records

Firelam

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Mailard Arsene / Maillard Laurence

11 records

Sciearly

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

White Allan / McKenzie, deceased Donald / McKenzie Joy

10 records

Inspire

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Steven D. Nelson Michael D. Nelson Leo W. Stoeckle Daniel S. Nelson

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.