Cultivation
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.
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.
Malus Mill. · Apple
SASAKI KIKIJI
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Allium cepa L. · Onion
HAZERA SEEDS B.V.
Raphanus sativus L. var. niger (Mill.) S. Kerner · Black radish
NEBELUNG| Bruno Nebelung GmbH & Co. KG
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Scott Hendricks
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Trajkovski, Viktor
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Angelo Boni
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Niwa Hodowla Roślin Jagodowych sp. z o.o.
Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory
Domaine Public (FR)
Allium cepa L. · Onion
HAZERA SEEDS B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PETOSEED CO
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PETOSEED CO
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
PUOGET ROGER
Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Bejo Zaden B.V.
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
TORSID Pidpryiemstvo
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Malus Mill. · Apple
BLAZEK J.
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Domaine Public (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
S & G Seeds BV (NL)