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.

Aida F1

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Anzhelika Rakov

1 record

Adamo

Application submitted

Cynara cardunculus L. · Cardoon

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

3 records

1075A992-01

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

1 record

Alex F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Ger Bimsdeboer

1 record

ACTINA

Application submitted

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

Miguel Roca

2 records

Kokoro

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

1 record

Abe Lincoln

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

ZINGARELLO (NERO/ BIANCO)

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

1 record

03560 TOF

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

2 records

85 76 RZ

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.

1 record

Albana

Application submitted

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

1 record

Aboryhen

Terminated

Hippophae rhamnoides L. · Sea buckthorn

Moskalets Tetiana Zakharivna, Moskalets Valentyn Vitaliiovych, Hrynyk Ihor Volodymyrovych,

2 records

49 02 RZ

Withdrawn

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

RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.

1 record

Akvilon F1

Protection expired

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

Monakhos Hryhorii Fedorovych

2 records

Ysatis

Application submitted

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

1 record

Agrola 52

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Todor Gubatov

1 record

Zaisito

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger

2 records

Yaprak

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Doga Arge Merkezi Sanayi Ticaret Incorporated

1 record

Afina F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Yost van den Eiden

1 record

03

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

BRANISTE NICOLAEMILITARU MADALINA

1 record

Aerospace F1

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Saimon Hroen

1 record

Zumba

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Fresh Forward Holding B.V.

1 record

35-501 RZ

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.

1 record

Abacus F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Fred Oud

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.