Cultivation
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.
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.
Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Pop Vriend Research B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato
TOKITA Sementi Italia srl
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Nunhems Netherlands B.V.
Zea mays L. · Maize
D.J. VAN DER HAVE B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Nunhems B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
BURPEE NL B.V.
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Nunhems Germany GmbH
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica (Suckow) C. K. Schneid. · Nectarine
Anderson, Fred W.|Merced, CA
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
keine Angabe
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
HOLLAND SELECT
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Les Padley
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Yordan Todorov, Dimitar Bahariev, Nina Radomirova
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Gautier Semences SAS (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PETOSEED CO
Malus Mill. · Apple
Bonner, Douglas
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
STARK BROTHERS' NURSERIES AND ORCHARDS CO. (US)
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Syngenta Crop Protection AG