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.
Anethum graveolens L. · Dill
Tomasz N. Bralewski \Przedsiębiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkółkarstwa w Ożarowie Mazowieckim Spółka z o.o.
Malus Mill. · Apple
Plunkett
Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean
Tezier SA (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Steve Grin
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rosh Richey
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Ersyn Hiunes
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Sun World International, Inc (US)
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
BURCHELL NURSERY INC.
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
HM.CLAUSE
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage
Sylvain Bontems
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
ESASEM SPA
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Vovk Zhanna Mykolaivna
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Sytnychenko Serhii Mykolaiovych
Diospyros kaki L. f. · Persimmon
Mytrofanova Iryna V'iacheslavivna, Derev'ianko Nataliia Vasylivna, Dudchenko Volodymyr Viktorovych, Svyrydovskyi Valerii Mykolaiovych, Derev'ianko Vasyl Mykolaiovych,
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Firma Nasienna GRANUM - Z. Manias - S. Menc - J. Szymański Spółka Jawna
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Tsinhpinh Dzhanh
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Prytula Roman Petrovych
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Ab Van Ende, Kiis Van de Maas,
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato
LA SEMIORTO SEMENTI SRL