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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.

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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.

Aurie de Turda

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

AGROSEL S.R.L.

RO
3 records

Barbounia

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HAO-DEMETER Vine, Fruit Trees and Vegetable Research Institute

GR
2 records

Aurica

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

DOW AgroSciences

PL
2 records

Bellamond

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

ES
2 records

Bellacosta

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Batool

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Bacalan de Rennes

Active

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

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Baboon

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Babinicz

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
2 records

Baltic Red

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Theodor Baron von Hahn

DE
3 records

Berner Rose

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

KULTURSAAT E V

DE
2 records

Berlin

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Sakata Vegetables Europe SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

Berkut

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SAMARIN NIKOLAJ ALEKSEEVICh / DROZD ANATOLIJ MEFODIEVICh / BESEDIN ANATOLIJ GRIGOR'EVICh

UA
3 records

Ataman

Active

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

Gerard Balder

UA
2 records

Bavaria

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NEBELUNG GMBH| Bruno Nebelung GmbH

DE
3 records

Benefis

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Belriguardo

Terminated

Allium sativum L. · Garlic

CONSORZIO PRODUTTORI AGLIO DI VOGHIERA

IT
2 records

Bellicose

Active

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

Bacioty

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

NIRIT SEEDS

IT
2 records

Avalou Belein

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

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