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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

Found in these crops

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.

Fontaine

Active

Fragaria iinumae x Fragaria vesca

Hansabred GmbH & Co. KG

3 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics

3 records

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Diego Ioriatti c/o Berryplant

2 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Daniele Bassi

3 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

BRADFORD GLEN NORMAN & LOWELL

3 records

Binar

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

VOLODINA YEKATARINA V.^^^KHOTIMSKAYA SVETLANA P.^^^TIKHONOVA OLGA A.

5 records

Caroline

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Swartz, Harry Jan|16022 Jerald Rd., Laurel, MD 20707 / Fiola, Joseph A.|1400 Paterson Ave., Whiting, NJ 08759 / Stiles, Herbert D.|811 Brunswick Ave., Blackstone, VA 23824 / Smith, Brian A.|311 N. Dallas St., River Falls, WI 54022

5 records

Burgandy

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Blush

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2 records

Comet

Active

Prunus L. · Plum

PRESSLER H.R.R.

3 records

ARD8

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Shachar Karniel

2 records

Arratwo

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

SHACHAR KARNIEL|SAL GIUMARRA

4 records

Bellevue

Active

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. · Sweet potato

Tara Smith^^^Christopher A. Clark^^^Arthur Q. Villordon^^^Don R. LaBonte

2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Banning Robert

3 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Rodrigo Infante Espiñeira

2 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Zaiger, Chris F.|929 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Zaiger, Gary N.|1907 Elm Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Gardner, Leith M.|1207 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Zaiger, Grant G.|4005 California Ave., Modesto, CA 95358

3 records

Actinidia chinensis Planch. · Kiwifruit

TESTOLIN, RAFFAELE CIPRIANI, GUIDO

3 records

Actinidia Lindl. · Actinidia

Azienda Agricola Bovo Angelo Di Giuseppe e F.lli

2 records

Boreal

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

3 records

Avgusta

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SEDOV EVGENIJ NIKOLAEVICh / SEROVA ZOYa MIHAJLOVNA / DOLMATOV EVGENIJ ALEKSEEVICh / SEDYShEVA GALINA ALEKSEEVNA

3 records

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