Cultivation
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.
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.
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
TAKII EUROPE B V
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Rijk Zwaan, NL
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
NICKERSON-ZWAAN B.V., NL
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Syngenta Seeds B.V. (NL)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Quedlinburg
Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Ger Bimsdeboer
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
MORAVOSEED
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Robert Priieur
Allium cepa L. · Onion
NICKERSON-ZWAAN B.V., NL
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Sativa coop (IT)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Saatzuchtstation Eisleben
Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
ZWAAN'S| Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
SEMO a.s
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
PACIFIC AGRI-FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE AGASSIZ
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Vissers International B.V.
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. · Celeriac
Moravoseed Spol. S.r.o