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.

Kiriole

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

7 records

Jenkka

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Maatalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTTK) (later: Maa- ja elintarviketaouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT)/ Present Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke))

2 records

Juhas

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Instytut Warzywnictwa im. Emila Chroboczka \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa Spółka Akcyjna w upadłości likwidacyjnej \Polska Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Roślin Ogrodniczych IWARZ-PNOS sp. z o.o.

2 records

Kier

Active

Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean

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

3 records

Justyna

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

3 records

Kinghorn

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Kacper

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

2 records

Junior

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

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

2 records

Janosik

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

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

2 records

Kier

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Hodowla Roslin Snowidza Sp.z.o.o

3 records

Joniai

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

2 records

Jamaica

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kweek- en Researchbedrijf Agrico B.V.

3 records

JOMURED

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

A. VANDEPOEL-BEETEN

2 records

Julian

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

2 records

Joliac

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

3 records

Johana

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.

2 records

Kendo

Active

Cynara cardunculus L. · Cardoon

NUNHEMS

4 records

Jovita

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

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

3 records

Kellogg's Breakfast

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Kelleriis 14

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

3 records

Keesha

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

3 records

Jonared

Protection expired

Malus Mill. · Apple

Uecker, William

2 records

Katmandu

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Jolene

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 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.