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.

Alexia

Terminated

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Clause Tezier, FR

3 records

Alanta

Protection expired

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

2 records

Alceste

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

2 records

Annelisa

Active

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

Sakata Seed Corporation, JP

2 records

Alvaro

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ERGON INTERNATIONAL N.V.

2 records

Agrária de Coimbra 301

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Esac, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra IPC

2 records

Altiplano

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)

2 records

Althea

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Nunhems B.V.

3 records

Alusia

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

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

2 records

Annasun

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Akilina

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Paul Degreef

3 records

Ancien vieille France

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Alka

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

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

2 records

Aligote

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Vilmorin SA (FR)

2 records

Anastar TSW

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

2 records

Agiou Vasiliou

Protection expired

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

HAO-DEMETER Vine, Fruit Trees and Vegetable Research Institute

2 records

Alicia

Terminated

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HM.Clause S.A.S.

3 records

Alienor

Terminated

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Vilmorin SA (FR)

2 records

Acrux

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Nunhems B.V.

3 records

Amphion

Active

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

Lachmann Siegfried

3 records

Alibaba

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

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

2 records

Alfeen

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Alexandra

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

AGROSEL S.R.L.

3 records

Aldebaran

Terminated

Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

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.