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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.

Ice Celtic

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
2 records

JORAYCA

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

BILSEN MARC & RIK*

BE
1 record

Jiska

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. · Head lettuce

Rijk Zwaan B.V.

PL
1 record

Imran

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kees Konst

UA
2 records

Imperator

Terminated

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. · Celery

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

Jolie

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

UA
1 record

Hvardiis`ka zymova

Protection expired

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Viktorov Oleksandr Serhiiovych, Baskakova Valentyna Leodorivna,

UA
2 records

HURICANE

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cabbage Group) · Cabbage

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

HR
1 record

JONAPRIM D'H

Withdrawn

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

VERHAERT ERIK

BE
1 record

JOLITO RZ

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V. (NL)

HR
1 record

Ilema

Active

Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce

Henk Driessen

UA
2 records

Jina

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Hari Besels

UA
1 record

Jaunė

Protection expired

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Hudson

Terminated

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Graines Voltz (FR)

FR
1 record

Ikarus

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

Christoph Kleinhanns / Helmut Deike - Saatzuchtstation Eisleben -

DE
2 records

Jetodor F1

Active

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

Siiak van der Ploh

UA
1 record

Jessica

Withdrawn

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

LOCHOW-PETKUS

AT
1 record

Inca

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Panora s.p.a.

NL
1 record

Jemny

Active

Apium graveolens L. var. secalinum (Alef.) Mansf. · Chinese celery

Petr Klapste

UA
1 record

Idalgo F1

Terminated

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Khaled Kazzaz

UA
2 records

Jakobsberger

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Erbe/Erbengemeinschaft Hermann Jäger

DE
1 record

Hrand Etalon

Terminated

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Holovchenko Roman Oleksandrovych,Holovchenko Oleksandr IAkovych,

UA
2 records

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