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.
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Nahorniak Mykhailo Mykolaiovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Ali Yuksel
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad
SPAETH HANS| Dr. Hans Rolf Spaeth
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
Buret Fhilippe
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
DUGAST JOSEPH (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Domaine Public (FR)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hari Besels
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Yordan K. Ivanov, Vasil Y. Valchev, Georgi S. Petkov, Boris A. Muzyichenko (RU), Arif M. Aliev (RU), Ivan A. Kostrikin (RU)
Cornus mas L. · Cornelian cherry
Arboretum i Zakład Fizjografii w Bolestraszycach
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
FDB FRØ
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. · Head lettuce
Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa w Ozarowie Mazowieckim Spolka z o.o.
Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Paul Degreef
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Devid Mohford
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HEBREW UNI/HAZERA
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Jean Louis Nicolet
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip
HM Clause SAS (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Lymar Anatolii Ostapovych, Didenko Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Didenko Volodymyr Pavlovych,
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Domaine Public (FR)
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Bakumenko Nadiia Vasylivna, Pluzhnikova Liudmyla IEhorivna, Petrenko Mariia Petrivna, Kryvets` Dmytrii Olehovych, Pozniak Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych,
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Tereshcenko IAna IUriivna, Yareshcenko Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Kopan Kira Mykolaivna,
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
Buret Fhilippe