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.

SOLHY017

Application submitted

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Agventure BV

3 records

Sivan

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

HAZERA (1939)

2 records

Siesta

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

MERIDIEM SEEDS S.L.

2 records

Solerex

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Sirius

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Sirio

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

2 records

Siplia

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

3 records

Shimmer

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

BURPEE NL B.V.

2 records

Shaolin

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

ZERAIM GEDERA

2 records

Silver Bell

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

NONGWOO BIO CO.LTD

2 records

Sheryl

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bejo Zaden B.V.

5 records

Shintokiwa

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

ReinSaat KG

2 records

Shans

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

OOO 'AGROFIRMA 'SEDEK'

2 records

Skif

Active

Anethum graveolens L. · Dill

NEVKRYTAYa NATAL'Ya VLADIMIROVNA / AFANAS'EVA EVGENIYa SERGEEVNA

2 records

Serrata

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

3 records

Shirley

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Serval

Active

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

HAZERA SEEDS BV

2 records

Serrano

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Pieterpik B.V.

2 records

Siberienne rose

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Seulisa

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

2 records

Sergeant

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

VILMORIN-MIKADO USA

3 records

Secuiana

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

BACIU ANCA-MIHAELAMIKE LUIZA

3 records

Sława Ożarowa

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Spółka z o.o.

3 records

SF 1280

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc (US)

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.