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.

Rodima

Active

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

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

CZ DE HU PL SK

9 records

Pilot

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / Heinz Murawski + im Institut für Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz / Dr. Johann Schmadlak / Prof. Dr. Christa Fischer / Dr. Barbara Dathe

BE CZ DE FR NL PL +1

22 records

Rondom

Active

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

RIETSEMA (NL)

CZ HU NL PL SI SK

15 records

Sierra

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

CZ DE HR NL PL SK

10 records

Polka

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Royal Sluis (NL)

CZ ES HU NL SI SK

8 records

Rubinola

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. (CZ)

CZ DE HU NL PL SK

18 records

Rigoléto

Active

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

SAS HM Clause (FR)

CZ FR HR HU PL SK

8 records

Rio Grande

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Pieterpik B.V.

BG CZ ES HR NL

9 records

Rocket

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ HU LT NL PL SK

8 records

Pancho

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Nickerson Zwaan B.V. (NL)

CZ HR HU NL PL SK

8 records

Polka

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Szkółka Markiewicz Agnieszka Markiewicz-Januszewska

DE FR HU NL PL UA

15 records

Origo

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

MAATSCHAPPIJ A. EN PH. SMEENGE

BE DK ES FR IT NL

9 records

Lennox

Active

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ LT NL PL SI SK

8 records

Lucky

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

CZ ES HR NL PL SK

9 records

Opaal

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

ZWAAN'S| Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

CZ DE HU NL PL SK

8 records

Maxidor

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

VILMORIN, S.A.

CZ ES FR HU SK UA

10 records

Rondina

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

CZ DE FR NL PL SK

9 records

Hector

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SAS HM Clause (FR)

BG FR HR PL SI SK

9 records

Corvet

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Royal Sluis BV, NL-1600 AA Enkhuizen

CZ ES HR PL SI SK

8 records

Alaska

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds LTD (UK)

CZ HR HU NL PL SK

9 records

Xera

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

BG IT NL PL SK

10 records

Diana

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

PETOSEED CO

CZ DK ES HU NL SK

8 records

Corine

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

WOLF & WOLF B.V.

BE DE FR IE LU NL

10 records

Čačanska rana

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ HU NL PL SI SK

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.