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.

Atyliade

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

2 records

Attrio

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

4 records

Ancares

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.

2 records

Attika

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Cora Seeds SRL, I

2 records

Athos

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

De Ruiter Zonen (HR)

2 records

Atavir

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

4 records

Anselo

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Gautier Semences SAS (FR)

2 records

Athena

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Station du Comite Nord (FR)/Groupement Interprofessionel de la Pomme de Terre (FR)

6 records

Amneris

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

2 records

Annico

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

4 records

Archangel

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

2 records

Aston

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

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

2 records

Askona

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

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

3 records

Anica

Active

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

PETRE LUDOVICROMINGER EMIL

3 records

Apis

Active

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

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

3 records

Alvi

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Johannes Parksepp 60%, Asta-Virve Libek 40%, Estonian Univerity of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre, Polli, Karksi-Nuia, 69108, Viljandimaa, Estonia

4 records

Aquiles

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Pablo Goldschmied.

3 records

Althea

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Norfolk Healthy Produce

2 records

Antonela

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

4 records

Artisan Green Tiger

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ReinSaat KG

2 records

Anamex

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

2 records

Anu

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Heljo Jänes 100%

4 records

Antilla

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Fresas Nuevos Materiales S.A.

3 records

Aromatico a costa rossa

Terminated

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

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

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.