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.

Navarino

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ LT NL PL SK

6 records

Lambada

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

WASSENAAR| L.M. Wassenaar c/o Stichting DLO-Centr. v.Plantenveredelings-en Reproduktieonderz. (CPRO-DLO)

DE ES FR HU NL

12 records

Ilona

Active

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

Ger Bimsdeboer

CZ NL PL SK UA

6 records

Général Leclerc

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

CZ ES FR NL PL

17 records

Franzisco

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Nickerson Zwaan B.V. (NL)

CZ HR NL PL SK

6 records

Gregor

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SK

6 records

Asten

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage

TAKADA SEED| Sajiro Takada c/o Takada Seed Co. Ltd.

CZ DE ES HU PL

7 records

Espredo

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

CZ NL PL SI SK

6 records

Eder

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

Rijk Zwaan B.V.

CZ HU NL PL SK

6 records

Wisconsin SMR 58

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

CZ ES PL UA

7 records

Wolf

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Karl Knosel, D

BG DE HU IT

6 records

Vilma

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ZETA SEEDS S.L.

CZ ES SK UA

7 records

Aula

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SAKA-RAGIS PFLANZENZUCHT GBR

AT DE ES IE NL

7 records

Ujfehertoi furtos

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Ujfehertoi Gyumolcstermesztesi Kutato, H

CZ HU SK UA

10 records

Tolstoi

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ NL PL SK

7 records

Vedetta

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

BG HR NL PL

6 records

Stroma

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Dunnet, J.

DK FR IE SE

10 records

Sirio

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ FR NL SK

8 records

Trevi

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Remi Leviel

FR PL SK UA

7 records

Rovite

Active

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

HAZERA SEEDS B.V.

CZ HU NL PL

6 records

Spinnaker

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ NL PL SI

6 records

Polana

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture

BE NL PL UA

14 records

Planita

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

CZ NL PL SK

6 records

Rita

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SAATZUCHT QUEDLINBURG GMBH

CZ DE HU PL

7 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.