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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.

Sources10

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.

Doux Joseph

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Dracula

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AGROSEL S.R.L.

RO
3 records

DP Pozsi

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Mendlerne Dr. Drienyovszki Nora / Pozsonyi Istvanne / Kek Laszlone / Szuecsne Pozsonyi Beata

HU
3 records

Diamin

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

N. Nedev, L. Kavardzhikov, M. Ivanova

BG
2 records

Dorabel

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
3 records

De Valu

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

OPRITA VLADUT ALEXANDRUTOPOR ELENA

RO
3 records

Dathúil

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Mr. Jim Leneghan (323) IE

IE
3 records

Dolza 3

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

HU
2 records

Dan-Dan

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

V. Todorova, D. Kostova-Protohristova,G. Psev, I. Tringovska-Mendeva, St. Grozeva-Tileva, V. Radeva-Ivanova, P.. Filyova, Ts. Gechev

BG
3 records

Donatello

Terminated

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel

Clause (FR)

FR
2 records

Dolga zelena

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

SI
2 records

Dolcetto

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

S.A.I.S. Societa Agricola Italiana Sementi

IT
2 records

Daikiry

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

Dafni

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

De Meaux

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Daliguy

Protection expired

Malus Mill. · Apple

Ligonniere, Guy|Angers, France

IT
2 records

Dobosz

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Spółka z o.o.

PL
2 records

Deliciosul

Active

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

AMBARUS SILVICABREZEANU CREOLABREZEANU PETRE MARIAN

RO
3 records

Cydonia

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

CUCURELLA

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

DESCONOCIDO/INSCRIPCIÓN DE OFICIO

ES
3 records

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