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.

Lucinda

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Madissoni roosa

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

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

4 records

Mars

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

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

2 records

Madagascar

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Marjory

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

HM.Clause S.A.S.

3 records

Maximora

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

2 records

Marseigna

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Marquess

Active

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

Hazera Seeds B.V.

2 records

Marpink

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

3 records

Maridonne

Active

Castanea sativa Mill. · Sweet chestnut

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Marmande hâtive

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Marcus

Active

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. · Celery

TOZER SEEDS LTD

2 records

Marchante

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

3 records

Marcelina

Active

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

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Lussac

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

VILMORIN, S.A.

2 records

Lukasówka

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Ludovan

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

PETRE LUDOVICIUREA ELENACORNEANU GELUCORNEANU MARGARETASIRBU SORINA

3 records

MANTECOSA_BOSC

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

2 records

Lucinda

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPM.

2 records

Mascara

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

TAKII EUROPE B V

3 records

Lovalie

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Station de Recherche du Comité Nord G.I.E.

3 records

Maragogi

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden B.V., De Groot en Slot B.V.

3 records

Marteau

Active

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Lot

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Storm Seeds B.V.

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.