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.

Bar le Duc

Active

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

5 records

Baca

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

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

2 records

Bernini

Active

Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory

Bejo Zaden B.V.

3 records

Bergenia

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Grzegorz Pagacz

5 records

Azéroli anisé

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Groupe des Ressources Phytogenetiques d'Aquitaine (FR)

2 records

Blanche hative

Active

Allium fistulosum L. · Welsh onion

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Ayvaz 331

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kees Konst

3 records

Biała z Juterbog

Active

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Ayumi

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

3 records

Bizarr

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

3 records

Banat

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

AGROSEL S.R.L.

3 records

Bananowy Song

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

3 records

Batavia bionda a bordo rosso 3

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI

2 records

Bellemar

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

2 records

Basinga

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Avanto

Active

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

Sakata Seed Corporation (SCC)

3 records

Berenda Sun

Protection expired

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Thomas O. CHAMBERLIN (US)

3 records

Austrocapi

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AUSTROSAAT Österr. Samenzucht- und Handels-AG

3 records

Balgarski trapezen

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Zhivko Danailov

3 records

Benia

Terminated

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

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

2 records

Beaute blanche

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Big Daddy

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

BURPEE NL B.V.

2 records

Bianca

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Nongwoo Bio, Korea

2 records

Bardo

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

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.