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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

Found in these crops

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.

Osage

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

JOHN REUBEN CLARK

4 records

Pesto Perpetuo

Terminated

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

Pierre Bennerup

3 records

PAS1699933

Application submitted

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

James R. Irvine,Jhamna Magsig Castillo

3 records

Montrose

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SCRI / DAFS

4 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Lee cheol gyu

3 records

Morus rotundiloba Koidz. · Thai mulberry

Hajime Matsunaga

3 records

Olsentwo Gala

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Richard R. Olsen y Larry M. Olsen

4 records

Madingley

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ROBERT HOOPES

4 records

Navsel 5

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Grapeco Limited

3 records

Itumfour

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Juan Carreño Manuel Tornel

3 records

HFG 1359

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Thompson Ellen

3 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

David W.Cain

5 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

David W.Cain

3 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

University of Arkansas

3 records

JR13

Active

Citrus x paradisi Macfad. · Grapefruit

LEON LEIPOLD ESSELEN

6 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Stefano Somma

3 records

Flaminia

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Michelangelo Leis^^^Alessio Martinelli

4 records

Hanka

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Walter Hartmann c/o Universität Hohenheim

5 records

FUCIV51

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Michelangelo Leis^^^Alessio Martinelli

4 records

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Hardigan Michael A.,Finn Chad E.

3 records

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc.

6 records

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Yunwen Wang^^^Mark F. Crusha^^^John N. Fangary^^^Gavin R. Sills

3 records

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Gavin R. Sills, Yunwen Wang, Mark F. Crusha y John Fangary

3 records

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

USDA, USA

4 records

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