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.

Blanc de Lisbonne

Terminated

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

Bohynia

Terminated

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Horova Tamara Korniivna, Diachenko Vasyl` Kyrylovych, Lisitsyn Volodymyr Mykolaiovych, Leheza Zinaida Ivanivna, Kharchenko Nina Mykolaivna,

1 record

Boro F1

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Her Bemsdeburh

2 records

Cacaks Beste

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

1 record

Calisson

Application submitted

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Agrosemens (FR)

1 record

Biała z Juterbog ISK

Terminated

Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

1 record

Bionda lenta a montare 2

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI

1 record

Blooster F1

Terminated

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Hari Besels

1 record

Buttnera Czerwona Późna ISK

Terminated

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

1 record

Briz F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,

2 records

Bikores

Active

Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris · beet

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

1 record

Burbank Gigant Prune

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

1 record

Bergers weisse Kugel

Protection expired

Apium graveolens L. · Celery

HILD SAMEN| Hild Samen GmbH

1 record

Blauhülsige Speck

Withdrawn

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Austrosaat (AT)

1 record

BRIANA

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA GENETICS

1 record

Bylynka

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

Sokolov Dmytro Ivanovych, Sokolova Viktoriia Kostiantynivna,

2 records

Betty F1

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Genesis Seeds Ltd (IL)

1 record

Brennan

Application submitted

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

2 records

Belmonte

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

SOUTHERN SEED S.R.L.

1 record

Buzoni F1

Terminated

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

Gerard Balder

1 record

BESOCHE PLUM

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Harmoniz

1 record

BROOKS

Terminated

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

The Regents of the University of California (US)

1 record

Birstaler Muskat

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Valentin Blattner-Haefeli und Frau Silvia

1 record

Bugatti F1

Terminated

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Reinout de Heer

1 record

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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.