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.

Carrerada 15

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

2 records

Cape Roca

Active

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

Sakata Seed Corporation (SCC)

3 records

Bon Apetit

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

"Florian" OOD - Ruse (BG)

2 records

Cantemir

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

BARCANU ELENAVINATORU COSTELZAMFIR BIANCABRATU CAMELIA

3 records

Brundage

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

CROOKHAM COMPANY

3 records

Calista

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Hazera Genetics Ltd (IL)

2 records

Botinska rumena

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Agr. fakul. ZG (HR)

3 records

Brown koy

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Yuksel Tohumculuk LTD

2 records

CAÑIVANO_BLANCO

Active

Olea europaea L. · Olive

3 records

Carla

Active

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 records

Caii

Active

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

TAKII & CO LTD

2 records

Boretta

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

KLEIM| Harald Kleim

3 records

Blanche demi-longue des Vosges

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Blanc hâtif

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Domaine Public (FR)

3 records

Bridewhite

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden B.V., De Groot en Slot B.V.

3 records

Capricorn

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

ESASEM SPA

2 records

Bopak

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt · Bok choy

Bejo Zaden B.V.

2 records

Caoba

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Biznes

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

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

3 records

Bivouac

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

3 records

Brad's black heart

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Birnförmige

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

ALLIUM SEEDS UK LTD

2 records

Caldor

Active

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

De Bolster B.V.

4 records

Calabrese

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

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.