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.

MICHELE F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Paulo Koch

2 records

Mimino F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,

2 records

Milžinai

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

1 record

MARINA

Terminated

Cucurbita moschata Duchesne · Butternut squash

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

1 record

Merkur F1

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Dave Fisher

2 records

Marmurova

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Breus Oksana Serhiivna, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Koval`chuk Zoreslava Volodymyrivna, Kulish Ol`ha IUriivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych,

2 records

Meri Gold F1

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Archipiano Murielle

2 records

Mexico F1

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Gerard Balder

1 record

Meteor Korai ISK

Withdrawn

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

2 records

MARLATE

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Jacques Marionnet GFA (FR)

1 record

Mamai F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,

2 records

MICHINOKU

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Nakajima Tenkoen Co Ltd (JP)

1 record

Merveille d'Etampes

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

Melrose ISK

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

1 record

Mersisa

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Silvester de Nooijer

2 records

Marissa F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Hari Besels

1 record

MARADONA

Application submitted

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

HM.CLAUSE

2 records

Melis

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

1 record

Metric

Application submitted

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Sakata Vegetables Europe SAS (FR)

1 record

Melіtopol's'kyi rannіi

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Fedchenkova Halyna Oleksandrivna, Oratovs`kyi Mykhailo Tymofiiovych,

1 record

Mahistr

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Korzin Vadym Valeriiovych, Polianychenko Kateryna Vasylivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych,

2 records

Merveille Blanche

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

Marabou F1

Terminated

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

Robert Prieur

2 records

Manosk

Active

Cucurbita moschata Duchesne · Butternut squash

Ralf Kuijpers

2 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.