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.
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Siegfried Lachmann
Rubus x neglectus Peck
Niwa Hodowla Roślin Jagodowych sp. z o.o.
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / MURAWSKI| Heinz Murawski + im Institut fuer Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz / SCHMADLAK| Dr. Johann Schmadlak
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Moshe Zalsman
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Prytula Roman Petrovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
AGROSEX, S.L.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mr. Dale Smith
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Bill Johnson
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Giovanni Zanzi
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI
Zea mays L. · Maize
George William Crookham
Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish
Sakata Seed Corporation, JP
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
SJAAK VAN DER PLOEG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Heinz North America Seed Department
Prunus L. · Plum
CHAMBERLIN THOMAS O.
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Frisian Seeds B.V.
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil
Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"
Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach
Domaine Public (FR)
Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry
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