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.

Red morning

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM Clause Inc (US)

2 records

Rafano

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Prune noire

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Prunaï

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

3 records

Red Boskoop

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Prometeo

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS INC.

2 records

Progreen 76

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

2 records

Promis

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

4 records

Promyk

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

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

4 records

Quick Snack

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Susanne Villemoes Andersen

2 records

Raven

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Palm Kale Group) · Kale

TOZER SEEDS LTD

2 records

PV1859

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

KWS VEGETABLES B.V.

3 records

Privilege

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

2 records

Rapunzel

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Purple Bell

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Pieterpik B.V.

3 records

Ranger

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

2 records

Primado

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Henricius J.M. Prins

3 records

Previa

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

2 records

Prevail

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Priamo

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SACCARDO FRANCO / SANTINI GUGLIELMO / VITALE POMPEO

3 records

Rafzeter

Terminated

Rubus L. · Blackberry

Peter Hauenstein

2 records

Predazzo

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Bayer Holland B.V.

2 records

Pordoi

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

2 records

Premier

Terminated

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)

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.