Cultivation
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.
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.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica (Suckow) C. K. Schneid. · Nectarine
Enns, John H
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bejo Zaden B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
GRATI, Maria, MD / MIHNEA, Nadejda, MD / GRATI, Vasile, MD / JACOTĂ, Anatolie, MD
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Domaine Public (FR)
Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean
AGRIN MAROC
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. · Celeriac
Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa Spolka Akcyjna w upadlosci likwidacyjnej
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato
ISI SEMENTI SPA
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
INCONNU (FR)
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Royal Sluis France Sarl (FR)
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
DeSeed Biological Technology Co., LTD
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Edit Hajdu / Eva Esik / Pal Kozma / Sandor Szegedi
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
P H SMEENGE
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa Spółka Akcyjna w upadłości likwidacyjnej \Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy