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.
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce
Kees Reinink
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Jun Kida
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Shamshyna Anna Viacheslavovna, Portiankin Alieksei Evhenovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Sweet orange
ANDRE POTGIETER
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PlantiCo Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Swietoslaw sp. z o.o.
Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry
Kischak Olena Anatoliivna, Yarushnykov Volodymyr Volodymyrovych, Taranenko Liliia Ivanivna,
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Maria-Angeles Benedi
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Kopan` V.P., Kopan` K.N.,
Anethum graveolens L. · Dill
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Shevchenko Andrii Oleksiiovych
Anethum graveolens L. · Dill
Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Roslin Ogrodnicz. Sp.z o.o. Bakow
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Ger Beemsterboer
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne x Cucurbita moschata Duchesne
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Brassica rapa L. · Turnip rape
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Nunhems B.V.
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Syaak van der Ploeg
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Herrit Vlaar, Lakusta Vasyl` Samsonovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mercier Jean-Claude
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Shevchenko Andrii Oleksiiovych