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.

Abador

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

10 records

Suplumtwentytwo

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

MOWREY, BRUCE D. CAIN, DAVID W.

8 records

Sunset Blue

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Patel Narandra|Hamilton, NZ

10 records

Sugrafortynine

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Terry A Bacon

9 records

Snowchaser

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

PAUL M. LYRENE

13 records

Ruby Pink

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Tallawang Trust, Michael R Staples and Jennifer R. Staples Trustees

8 records

Scired

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

THE HORTICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND LTD

8 records

Primadonna

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

PAUL M. LYRENE

11 records

Pation

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

FR NL PL UA

8 records

Ammon

Active

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

SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, NL

CZ NL SK

7 records

Olinda

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.

NL UA

9 records

Radar

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Her Bimsdeboer

SI SK UA

6 records

Halblange

Active

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

BG CZ HR SI SK

15 records

Daytona

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG CZ HR NL PL

7 records

Burgos

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

VILMORIN

HU SK UA

6 records

Pétula

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

CZ FR HR NL SK

8 records

Merlin

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ HU LT NL PL SI

6 records

Lateman

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ NL PL SI SK

7 records

Banko

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

CY HU SI SK

8 records

Salarite

Protection expired

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

Sakata Seed Europe B.V.

CZ ES HU PL SK

6 records

Satelite

Protection expired

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG HR NL PL SK

6 records

Red Lake

Active

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

Stat Minnesota (US)

CZ NL RO SI SK

10 records

News

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

CZ HR NL PL SK

6 records

Neckarkônigin

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Karl Hild (DE)

CZ DE FR SI SK

6 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.