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.

Ormato

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

De Bolster B.V.

4 records

Orange Candy

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TOMATECH R&D ISRAEL L.T.D.

2 records

Orangelup

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Leckør

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

De Bolster B.V.

3 records

Harrow Beauty

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Neufina

Active

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka · Clementine

VARIOS OBTENTORES

5 records

Green Stellar

Active

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

TAKII EUROPE B V

2 records

Nectarearly

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Laurence Maillard, Arsene Maillard

3 records

Janko

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 records

Jadviga

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

2 records

Kilele

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Matga

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

SAKATA VEGETABLES EUROPE SAS

2 records

Meshur48

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Mecana

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

NUNHEMS

4 records

Maillardou

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard (FR)

2 records

Melange

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

ISI SEMENTI SPA

2 records

Maximato

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Axia NL B.V.

3 records

Girisha

Active

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

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

2 records

Duncan

Active

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

Krishidhan Seeds Europe B.V.

3 records

Gerritsun

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

3 records

Lassustea

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Prosem (FR)

2 records

Leontes

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

3 records

Evoke

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HAZERA SEEDS BV

3 records

Cuccino Orange

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AUSTROSAAT Österr. Samenzucht- und Handels-AG

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.