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.

Zita

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Zoldesegtermesztesi Kutato Intezet RT (HU)

HR HU SK UA

6 records

Valor

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

CLAUSE-TEZIER

CZ FR LT SK

5 records

Spartacus

Protection expired

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

MONSANTO INVEST N.V.

HU NL PL SK

6 records

Reliant

Protection expired

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ HU NL PL

5 records

Shannon

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Bejo Zaden B.V.

HU NL PL SI

5 records

Senator

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

HM.CLAUSE

CZ FR HU PL

5 records

Solerosso

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rene Khenkuet

NL SK UA

6 records

Santorino

Protection expired

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ HU NL PL

5 records

Rodos

Active

Raphanus sativus L. · Radish

SAATZUCHT QUEDLINBURG GMBH

DE HU PL SK

6 records

Robin

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Her Bimsdeboer

HU SK UA

5 records

Orbis

Active

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

SEMO a.s

CZ HU SK

7 records

Pyros

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

CLAUSE, S.A.

ES FR NL SI

5 records

Saint-Pierre

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

BG FR HR SI

5 records

Pilot

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

Murawski, Smadlak, Fisher, M. Fisher

BG IT NL SK

5 records

Oliver

Protection expired

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

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

ES HR NL SI

5 records

Mazurka

Protection expired

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Royal Sluis BV (NL)

CZ HR NL SK

5 records

Névada

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

VILMORIN, S.A.

ES FR IT NL

6 records

Meraviglia di Kelvedon

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

BG HR IT SI

5 records

Opal

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HM.CLAUSE

ES HR PL SI

5 records

Malling Jewel

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Szkółka Jagoda Teresa i Jan Wyrobek

FR NL PL SI

9 records

Marglobe

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sunseeds Genetics (US)

ES HR SI

6 records

Lahn

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

Marten Zwaan

CZ DE NL SK

6 records

Géante maraîchère

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Domaine Public (FR)

FR HR NL SI

5 records

Glen Moy

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Scottish Crop Research Institute, GB

DK FR NL SE

12 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.