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.

Pink Dream

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sakata Seed Corporation (SCC)

4 records

Pink bomb

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sakata Vegetables Europe, F

3 records

Parcero

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HM.Clause S.A.S.

4 records

Paros

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

5 records

Pennybridge

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

MONSANTO VEGETABLE IP MANAGEMENT B.V.

4 records

Pâtisson Vert Pâle de Bennings

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Domaine Public (FR)

3 records

Patio Snacker

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

PanAmerican Seed Europe B.V.

3 records

Palermo Ramsey

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Peticue

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

FLORANOVA LTD

3 records

Petrus

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Sandor Brozik - János Apostol

4 records

Petrus

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Panter

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. niger (Mill.) S. Kerner · Black radish

JITKA HRUBESOVA, CZ

3 records

Palermo Raphinha

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Palermo Rossio

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Paddington

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Orion

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

ZETA SEEDS S.L.

4 records

Patton

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

BEJO ZADEN

4 records

Oxford

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

TOZER SEEDS LTD

3 records

Orient Surprise

Active

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

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

3 records

Orelia

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HM.CLAUSE

3 records

Patent

Terminated

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

Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht

3 records

Ogen

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

PIETERPIKZONEN BV

4 records

Orient Express

Active

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

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

3 records

Pandie

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

6 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.