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.

Sicuro

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Cora Seeds SRL, I

3 records

Sheegene 101

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy P.Sheehan

3 records

Seyanets Golubki

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

ZOTOVA ZOYa SERGEEVNA / ZABELINA LILIYa NIKIFOROVNA / KALININA IDA PAVLOVNA / LISAVENKO MIHAIL AFANAS'EVICh

3 records

Sherman

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Plantera Seed B.V.

6 records

Sheegene 28

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy P.Sheehan

4 records

Shasta

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM.CLAUSE

3 records

Selechenskaya

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

ASTAHOV ALEKSANDR IVANOVICh

3 records

SF 2070

Active

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

Semillas Fito, Španija

3 records

Severina

Active

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

Hazera Seeds B.V.

3 records

Sichero

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Sendanas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Scorpius

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

4 records

Scandinas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Sax

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Karl Knosel, D

3 records

Sarvari borostyan

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Sarvari Istvan

5 records

Serpette Vert a Rames

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Domaine Public (FR)

3 records

Scarlet Empire

Active

Phaseolus coccineus L. · Runner bean

HOLLAND SELECT

3 records

Sansoucy

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HM.CLAUSE

4 records

Shentaï

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

San Martin

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

5 records

Scudo

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

5 records

Sandrin

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Winfried Lange, Frank Lange

5 records

Samuraj

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

3 records

Santiago

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Teagasc

5 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.