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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.

Sources10

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.

Thalis

Application submitted

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

1 record

Swiss Red

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Christian de Régibus

1 record

Spekjam

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Spek Rose Breeding International B.V.

1 record

Sofia

Active

Rubus arcticus L. · Arctic raspberry

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet SLU Öjebyn Forskningsstation

1 record

Takalan Herkku

Application submitted

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Maatalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTTK) (later: Maa- ja elintarviketaouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT)/ Present Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke))

1 record

Tadama

Application submitted

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Karol Milaniuk

1 record

Spargi

Withdrawn

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

C.I.V. - Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti - Società Agricola Consortile a r.l.

2 records

RUTH_GERSTETTER

Active

Prunus domestica L. subsp. insititia (L.) C. K. Schneid. · Damson

2 records

Sugarful

Withdrawn

Punica granatum L. · Pomegranate

Pascual Brotóns Gallardo^^^Carmen Nieves Martínez Cano^^^Francisco Javier Vidal Balaguer

1 record

Schoene Helene

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

JACOB HELMUT DR.

2 records

Red Sunset

Application submitted

Hybrids between Citrus sinensis and Citrus clementina

Marco Caruso^^^Giuseppe Russo

1 record

Rosé 114

Active

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. · Pineapple

Ebrahim Firoozabady^^^Thomas Young

1 record

Rubyfall

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Flavio Roberto De Salvador^^^ANTONIO PITITTO

2 records

Solenero

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Mariagrazia Antonelli^^^Eva Borghesi^^^Alfredo Fabi^^^Silvia Gonzali^^^Fernando Malorgio^^^Andrea Mazzucato^^^Alberto Pardossi^^^Nicola Pecchioni^^^Pierdomenico Perata^^^Maurizio Enea Picarella^^^Enrico Santangelo^^^Gian Piero Soressi^^^Leonardo Varvaro

1 record

Rei

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

2 records

Sabanita

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

1 record

S251

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

JAMES R.MYERS

1 record

Rome Bright

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Flavio Roberto De Salvador^^^Giorgio Proietti^^^Pietra Puleo^^^Petra Engel

2 records

Rebus 038

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Daniele Bassi

2 records

Pugliese B

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Donato Antonacci

1 record

Rebus 028

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Daniele Bassi

2 records

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