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.

Gerida

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

SPIEGLER| Gertrud Spiegler c/o Proplant AG

DE DK FR HU NL PL

16 records

Zarco

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ ES NL PL SK

7 records

Topkapi

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Vilmorin SA (FR)

BG FR HR SK UA

8 records

Trophy

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Nunza B.V.

BG HR HU NL SK

7 records

Cindy

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

Rijk Zwaan B.V.

CZ HR HU NL PL SK

7 records

Bohemia

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

THOR JOSEF /AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SYCHROV

BE CZ FR NL PL SK

16 records

Bergen

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SI SK

7 records

Concerto

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan B.V.

CZ HU LT NL PL SK

7 records

Ovasa

Active

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

CZ HR NL PL SK

7 records

Transam

Active

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SK

8 records

Rewena

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / Heinz Murawski + im Institut für Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz / Prof. Dr. Christa Fischer

DE HU NL PL UA

16 records

Red Gauntlet

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

ES FR LT RO SI

10 records

Panther

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

VELDHUYZEN VAN ZANTEN JASPER ENGEL

CZ IT NL PL SK

8 records

Lambado

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

BE FR HU NL UA

9 records

Ophix

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

BG CZ NL PL SK

8 records

Huzaro

Application submitted

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

CZ HR NL PL SK

8 records

Medania

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

SUJIT THA

CZ DE DK HU SK

8 records

Gloster

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

RUP «BRESTSKAYA OBLASTNAYA SELSKOXOZYAJSTVENNAYA OPYTNAYA STANCZIYA NAN BELARUSI»

CZ HU NL PL SI

14 records

Cupido

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Meijer C. BV (NL)

FR GR HU NL PL

10 records

Diablo

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Bejo Zaden B.V.

BG CZ NL PL SI

7 records

Darina

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Seminis SVS Holland, NL

CZ FR HU SI SK

7 records

Amsterdam

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Hazera Seeds B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SK

7 records

Almaro

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.

CZ FR HU SI SK

7 records

Castello

Active

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

Hazera Seeds B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SK

7 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.