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.

Gardos

Active

Allium sativum L. · Garlic

Plantas de Navarra S.A.

5 records

Electra

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Van Waveren Saaten GmbH

5 records

Dolendo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Divita

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan Budapest, H

3 records

Darlin

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Van Waveren Saaten GmbH

5 records

Bramante

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

Sardo Piemontese Sementi Soc. Coop. Società Agricola

4 records

Black Hungarian

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

BURPEE NL B.V.

3 records

Bacano

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

3 records

Bagradion

Active

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

MAURIZIO BACCHI

PL UA

4 records

Solvet

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL UA

3 records

Palla rossa 4

Active

Cichorium intybus L. · Chicory

Sativa coop (IT)

IT SI

2 records

Divina

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

CORA SEEDS

HU UA

2 records

Tall Utah 5270 R

Protection expired

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. · Celery

Petoseed, US

NL SI

2 records

Tamrock

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Kees Broersen Zaden

CZ PL

2 records

Icicle

Protection expired

Raphanus sativus L. · Radish

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

SI SK

2 records

Birra di Monaco

Protection expired

Raphanus sativus L. · Radish

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

IT SI

3 records

Zircon

Terminated

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

Nickerson Zwaan B.V. (NL)

HR NL

2 records

Wama

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

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

3 records

Wola

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

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

3 records

White Opera

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

MAURIZIO BACCHI

HU UA

3 records

White Express

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

HAMMENHÖGS VÄXTFÖRÄDLINGSANSTALT

DK SE

2 records

Trophy

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR NL

2 records

Zen

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Ballardini Massimiliano

HU UA

3 records

Vert calabrais

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Sativa coop (IT)

FR SI

2 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.