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.

Corinto

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltd (BR)

2 records

De Rebouillon

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Coronado

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

MERIDIEM SEEDS S.L.

2 records

CXD 142

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM Clause Inc (US)

3 records

Cytrynek Groniasty

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TORSEED - Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa S.A.

3 records

Cyryl

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Zakład Ogrodniczy Przyborów sp. z o.o. \Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

2 records

Denaro

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Clause Semences SA (FR)

3 records

Denar

Terminated

Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. · Celeriac

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

2 records

Delikates Biała

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

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

2 records

Demi-longue de Chantenay à coeur rouge 2

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

De Luc

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Convoitise

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

5 records

Cumbia

Active

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 records

Delgrana

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Pepinieres et Roseraies Georges Delbard| FR

2 records

Crispita

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

3 records

Commune

Active

Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka · Clementine

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Crimson Trio

Terminated

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

ROGERS SEED CO

3 records

Délicate

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Delicacy Purple

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

ISP INTERNATIONAL SEEDS PROCESSING

3 records

CR2289

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bayer Holland B.V.

2 records

De la Saint-Jean

Active

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

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

De La Bresse

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Daytona

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Hybrids Ellas Abee

2 records

Coeur de pigeon

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

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.