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.

Serpedor

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

BIRD Sarl (FR)

3 records

SF Hit

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Stephan Berger

3 records

Schneidera Późna

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Scarlet Supreme

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Peto Seed Co.

2 records

Scânteia 1

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

GLAMAN GHEORGHEMARGINA ANDREITUDOR ZOICA

2 records

Sixta

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Dr. Barb Neubert

4 records

Sir Prize

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

5 records

Sensera

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

3 records

Shakespeare 200

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

ALLIUM SEEDS UK LTD

2 records

Silvioara

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

BREZEANU CREOLABREZEANU PETRE MARIANAMBARUS SILVICA

3 records

Sauvageon Barré

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Silverside

Application submitted

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

2 records

Senalda

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

3 records

Scossa

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

OLTER SRL

2 records

Seba

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Golden West Seed Co.

4 records

Scharfer Spiral

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Unbekannt, Keine Angabe

2 records

Sebin blanc

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Sebastian

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

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

2 records

Sensation ibrido F 1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

2 records

Shourouq

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bayer Holland B.V.

2 records

Scarlet Nantes 2

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI

2 records

Sargon

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

MARIO FARAONE MENNELLA

2 records

Santorino

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

2 records

Saxa 3

Active

Raphanus sativus L. · Radish

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI

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.