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.

Akame

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

2 records

Africa Cross

Active

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

LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL

2 records

Afamia

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kees Konst

4 records

Abale

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

3 records

Zehava

Terminated

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Joseph Ben-Dor

3 records

Addalyn

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA GENETICS

2 records

Agribel

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Bejo Zaden B.V.

2 records

Zaibulo

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger

3 records

AC Haroblush

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

LAYNE R.E.C. DR

5 records

Agata

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

GEOSEM SELECT Ltd.

2 records

Aladyn Skierniewicki

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Afterglow

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Indus & Burpee Private Ltd

2 records

Adam

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

3 records

Aguera

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

2 records

Acre d'or

Active

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

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

A confire allongée à graine verte

Active

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

Girerd Graines (FR)

2 records

Accalon

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

4 records

Aga

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

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

2 records

Abel

Active

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

Hazera Seeds B.V.

3 records

Wei-Rula

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

5 records

Westlandse Winter

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Curly kale Group) · Curly kale

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

2 records

Wayne

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

PAUL M. LYRENE

4 records

Zodiac

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Hardigan Michael A.,Finn Chad E.

2 records

Wildfire

Active

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. · Perennial wall-rocket

A L TOZER LTD

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.