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.

Rafaela

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Semo, CZ

3 records

PRIME

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Sahar, N., Spiegel, Roy P., Baron, I.

3 records

Redfield

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

TGL Field & Son (NZ)

4 records

Rada

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Samaryna Lidiia Mykolaivna, Samaryn Mykola Oleksiiovych, Samaryn Serhii Mykolaiovych,

5 records

Proventura

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Prolix

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Paul Degreef

5 records

Promyk

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

4 records

Recoleta

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

5 records

Prelude

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

URECKEN'S ZADEN (NL)

5 records

Printinas

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Rapier

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

TAKII EUROPE B V

4 records

Powerinas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Primarosa

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Vesa Velhartice a.s.

4 records

Priam

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

University of Indiana (US)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

7 records

Ramondia

Active

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

SEMO a.s

3 records

Priam

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Station de Recherche du Comité Nord G.I.E.

4 records

Preduro

Active

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

TAKII EUROPE B V

4 records

Precioza

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HM.CLAUSE

3 records

Prager

Active

Allium schoenoprasum L. · Chives

HORTI GIFTS LTD T/AS PROMO SEEDS UK

3 records

R205

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

IFO SARL (FR)

3 records

Quios

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta UK Ltd

3 records

QUEEN ANN

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

4 records

Pritannia

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

5 records

Pulsar

Active

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 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.