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.

Momini salzi

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Tsvetelin Yankov

3 records

Nantais hâtif

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Nawal

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SAKATA VEGETABLES EUROPE SAS

2 records

Moonshine

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Navelina SG

Active

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Sweet orange

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Navaho

Terminated

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

HORTAG SEED CO.

2 records

Mizzio

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Nunhems B.V.

4 records

Mirely

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM Clause SAS (FR)

2 records

Monerin

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Rene Monteux-Caillet (FR)

5 records

Nantaise 4

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

ADVANTA| Advanta GmbH

2 records

Mondor

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Rene Monteux-Caillet (FR)

2 records

Minneola SG

Active

Citrus xtangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore · Tangelo

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Nancy

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Vesa Velhartice a.s.

3 records

Nazaret

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

3 records

Nain très hâtif

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Momee

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Rene Monteux-Caillet (FR)

5 records

Minibell

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Zeraim Gedera Ltd. Seed Company

2 records

Misano

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

ZETA SEEDS S.L.

2 records

Mikor

Active

Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don · Shallot

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

3 records

Mirari

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

NEIKER-INSTITUTO VASCO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO, S.A.

3 records

Mino Summer Tops

Active

Raphanus sativus L. · Radish

Tokita Sementi Italia S.r.l. Italia

2 records

Muscat bleu

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

INCONNU (FR)

2 records

Mini miss

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Institute of Vegetable Crops Maritsa - Plovdiv (BG) and Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology - Plovdiv (BG)

3 records

Minimarzano

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

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.