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.

Heavy Heart

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

3 records

Iga

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

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

3 records

Harriet

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMO a.s

3 records

Ice Trance

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

5 records

Iceparagus

Application submitted

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

5 records

Ice Country

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

6 records

Honey Plus

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

BURPEE NL B.V.

3 records

Gusto Pink

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Yuksel Tohum, TR

3 records

Gusta

Active

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

Zelseed spol, SLO

4 records

Hi Land

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Nunhems B.V.

6 records

Green Presto

Active

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

TOKITA SEMENTI ITALIA SRL, IT

3 records

Howard Sun

Protection expired

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Thomas O. CHAMBERLIN (US)

3 records

Green Arrow

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Hurst, Gunson, Cooper, Taber, U.K.

3 records

GRONKAVAYa

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

SYuBAROVA E'MMA PETROVNA / SULIMOVA RAISA MITROFANOVNA / VYShINSKAYa MARIYa IVANOVNA / ZhUK VANDA STANISLAVOVNA

4 records

Greenland

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Green Boy

Active

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

Yusuke KATO, JP

4 records

Grenadine

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

SDR Fruit LLC (US)

5 records

Gomax

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

3 records

Harston

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NAPOLEONSWEG 152

3 records

Helias

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Green Champ

Active

Allium fistulosum L. · Welsh onion

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

3 records

Goldus

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

SEMO a.s

4 records

Hilbert

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Goldstar

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

Jaroslav Tupy Institute of Experimental Botany

3 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.