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.

Yahoo

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Hort Seed Mediterrani S.L

3 records

Zagrebacka kristal ljetna

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za povrćarstvo (HR)

3 records

Xavy

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.

3 records

Zabergäu Renette

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

3 records

Zebrino

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

De Ruiter Seeds B.V.

3 records

Yarimaru

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

4 records

X20-06

Active

Solanum lycopersicum x Solanum pimpinellifolium · Tomato

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

3 records

Yoyoma

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

ReinSaat KG

2 records

Zairoy

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger (US)

5 records

Yolo Wonder (T.M.R.)

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

2 records

XUANINA

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SERIDA

2 records

Wolfram

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Olsztyńska Hodowla Ziemniaka i Nasiennictwo OLZNAS-CN sp. z o.o.

3 records

Wojan

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Krakowska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze POLAN sp. z o.o.

2 records

Zagłoba

Active

Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. · Celeriac

Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa Spółka Akcyjna w upadłości likwidacyjnej \Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Yellow Gazzi Ribbed

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sativa Seed & Services s.r.l. - (IT)

2 records

Wisent

Active

Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean

Semsearch B.V.

2 records

Zlaten medal 7

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Evtim Veselinov

3 records

Winter Banana

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

5 records

Whitney

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

2 records

Yellow California Wonder

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Pieterpik B.V.

2 records

Winner Circle

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Ferry Morse Seed Co.(USA) (US)

2 records

Zelena Tikvica

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

keine Angabe

2 records

White Cherry

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

BURPEE NL B.V.

2 records

White Beefsteak

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Pieterpik B.V.

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.