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.

Vistula

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM Clause Inc (US)

2 records

Vikat

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

4 records

Venere Nera

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

GENISTA S.R.L.

2 records

Ventura

Protection expired

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

2 records

Varmas

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Johannes Parksepp 50%, Asta Libek 50%

5 records

Velum

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

3 records

Viola

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

FINAEV EVGENIJ PETROVICh / MININ ANATOLIJ NIKOLAEVICh / IVANOV PETR PETROVICh / TYuZhINA ELENA VASIL'EVNA

3 records

Vespero

Active

Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

3 records

Valprima

Terminated

Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus

PLANTAS DE NAVARRA, S.A.

2 records

Valko

Active

Ribes niveum Lindl. · Snow gooseberry

Johannes Parksepp 85%, Asta Libek 15%

5 records

Verna orange

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Valroyo

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.

2 records

Vanguard

Active

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

TOZER SEEDS LTD

2 records

Volare

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

ISI SEMENTI SPA

2 records

Valencia Rhode red

Active

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Sweet orange

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Utebo

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.

2 records

Vlad

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AGROSEL S.R.L.

3 records

Vivary

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Ursyn

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

3 records

Veronor

Terminated

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Uniwersa

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

3 records

Vega

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta (CH)

3 records

Ursus

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

3 records

Uranus

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Zeraim Gedera Ltd (IL)

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.