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.

SUGRATHIRTY FIVE

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Striem Michael J.

8 records

Tip Top

Application submitted

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

CZ HR HU SI

8 records

Red Top

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United State Department of Agriculture - Georgie (US)

ES FR SI

11 records

POL'KA

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO NASIENNICTWA

CZ PL UA

8 records

FLAVOR CREST

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United States Department of Agriculture -USDA-

ES FR SI

11 records

Rich May

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger, Chris F.|537 Rosemore Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Gardner, Leith M.|1207 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Zaiger, Gary N.|1907 Elm Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Zaiger, Grant G.|4005 California Ave., Modesto, CA 95351

ES FR

12 records

FL 09 - 127

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

WHITAKER, Vance M. CHANDLER, Craig K.

ES UA

10 records

Sheegene-8

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy P Sheehan, Sheehan Genetics Australia Pty Ltd

7 records

Sheegene 16

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy P.Sheehan

8 records

Sheegene 9

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy P Sheehan, Sheehan Genetics LLC

8 records

Purple Pelisse

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

The State of Oregon

9 records

Ice Agata

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.

8 records

HC2 1

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

International Fruit Obtention (IFO) S.N.C.

10 records

FC14-062

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Peter Stefan Boches

9 records

SUGRATHIRTY FOUR

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

STRIEM, MICHAEL J. CAIN, DAVID W.

7 records

EB 8-42

Active

Vaccinium L. · Bilberry

Vincent David Andrew Mazzardis

9 records

LJ-1000

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Larry Jones

8 records

M.R. 100

Active

Punica granatum L. · Pomegranate

VIVEROS CALIPLANT,S.L.

8 records

Fair Haven

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Stat Exp South Haven (US)

CZ FR SI SK

12 records

Sugar Bon

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

WAVEREN| van Waveren Saaten GmbH

CZ DE LT

8 records

Roma II.

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

HU NL PL

7 records

Red Globe

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

University of Maryland (US)

ES FR

9 records

TOP GEAR

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Silvester de Nooijer

NL UA

9 records

Gold Rush

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

PETOSEED CO

FR NL

6 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.