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.

Redsky

Active

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

HM.CLAUSE

FR HU PL SK

6 records

Salome

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wolfgang Walter

CZ DE FR NL

8 records

Polidor

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

ES NL PL SK

6 records

Rokula

Active

Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry

Rolf Bauer

CZ HU NL SK

10 records

Rodeo

Active

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

HAZERA SEEDS B.V.

CZ NL PL SK

6 records

Petit provençal

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

CZ FR HR SI

6 records

Ofelia

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SVALOF AB

BE EE LV SE

8 records

Olga

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

SATIMEX QUEDLINBURG HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT GmbH

CZ DE HU SK

7 records

Nelson

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden BV, NL-1749 ZH Warmenhuizen

CZ NL SI SK

6 records

Neckargold

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

KARL HILD

CZ DE SI SK

6 records

Ometa

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Rudolf Bauer

DE DK HU NL

10 records

Mars

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ROYAL SLUIS

NL PL SK UA

8 records

Korina

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

MORAVOSEED

CZ HU SK UA

6 records

Joker

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Vilmorin SA (FR)

BG FR HR UA

8 records

Kylian

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend Seeds B.V.

HU NL PL UA

8 records

Gordes

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Sakata Vegetables Europe SARL (FR)

FR HR HU SK

8 records

Flora Blanca

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

ZWAAN SAMENZUCHT| Rijk Zwaan Welver GmbH Gemuesezuechtung & Saatguthandel

DE ES FR HU

7 records

Cristal

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.

CZ ES FR SK

8 records

Content

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht

CZ HU NL PL

6 records

Dolores

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Petr Klapste

CZ PL SK UA

7 records

Galaxy

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Tezier SA (FR)

ES FR HU NL

8 records

Dalili

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SNC Elaris| FR

DE FR NL PL

15 records

Candisa

Active

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

Khideo Takakhashy

HU NL SK UA

7 records

Daliest

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SNC Elaris| FR

DE ES FR NL

13 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.