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.

MERTON PRIDE

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

3 records

Miel du Mexique

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Moruno

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TOMATECH R&D ISRAEL L.T.D.

2 records

Muntenia

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

AGROSEL S.R.L.

3 records

Multina

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

3 records

Monnaze

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Rene Monteux-Caillet (FR)

5 records

Mihnea

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AGROSEL S.R.L.

3 records

Moon Glow

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

MS Vega

Active

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

May Agro Tohumculuk SAN. TIC. AŞ (TR)

2 records

Midas

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

2 records

Mottala

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Megaton F1

Active

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

Harris Moran Seed Co.

3 records

Mors

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

3 records

Meraviglia

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

RANALLI PAOLO

3 records

Medeno SRCE

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

IVO DZhINOVICh

2 records

Meneghino

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

3 records

Monaco

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

2 records

Morel

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

3 records

Merveille des marchés

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

3 records

Misato Red

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. niger (Mill.) S. Kerner · Black radish

Sakata Seed Corporation

2 records

Mirianna

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL

2 records

Montego

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

PUBBLICO DOMINIO

2 records

Miura

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

DIAMOND SEEDS S.L.

2 records

Meelis

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre

4 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.