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.

Mendocino

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Elsoms Seeds

4 records

Makeba

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

5 records

Mandini

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

4 records

Mabel

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

FRITS HERLAAR

4 records

Megaton

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NAPOLEONSWEG 152

3 records

Mammolo

Active

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

SATIVA SOC. COOP. A R.L.

3 records

Malaga

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

4 records

Maillara

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard (FR)

5 records

Malaga

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

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

4 records

Makeba

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

HM.Clause S.A.S.

6 records

Mahonia

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Macdui

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

6 records

Martinus

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

6 records

Martini

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

5 records

Madelona

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Marselan

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Maurice

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

BEJO ZADEN

8 records

Margarita

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

GAVRISh SERGEJ FEDOROVICh / MOREV VIKTOR VASIL'EVICh / AMChESLAVSKAYa ELENA VALENTINOVNA / DEGOVTSOVA TAT'YaNA VLADIMIROVNA / VOLOK OL'GA ANATOL'EVNA

4 records

Marcus

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Graines Voltz (FR)

3 records

Lucinda

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

Sakata Seed Corporation, JP

3 records

Mary Ann

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

NORIKA Nordring- Kartoffelzucht- und Ver

5 records

LS16748

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

5 records

Louisa

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HILD SAMEN GMBH

3 records

Martez

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monstanto, NL

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.