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.

SV2538LA

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Bayer Holland B.V.

3 records

Tangeline

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

4 records

Szach

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

3 records

Summit

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd

3 records

Symfonia

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

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

2 records

Summer Cider

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Sumher

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Nunhems B.V.

3 records

Sylvana

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

VÝZKUMNÝ A ŠLECHTITELSKÝ ÚSTAV OVOCNÁŘSKÝ HOLOVOUSY s.r.o. (CZ)

5 records

Taiyo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TAKII & CO LTD

2 records

Suleika

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Niederösterreichische Saatbaugenossenschaft reg.Gen.m.b.H.

3 records

SV5362LA

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

3 records

Tacana

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bayer Holland B.V.

3 records

SV5247CT

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

4 records

Suhkruploom

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Julius Eslon

5 records

Sumero

Active

Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

3 records

Summer Soul

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

2 records

Syrena

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

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

3 records

Sunmaxx

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.

3 records

Surecrop

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Scott & Sons Co (US)

3 records

Strongher

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL

2 records

Sun Baby

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nickerson Seeds Ltd (GB)

2 records

Sügisrõõm

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Uno Kivistik

4 records

Strazh

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Yuksel Tohumculuk LTD

2 records

SW Superb

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Böös Ulla

3 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.