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.

Darius

Withdrawn

Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach · Japanese quince

Kimmo Rumpunen^^^Silvija Ruisa^^^Darius Kviklys

1 record

Byron

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HAZERA SEEDS BV

1 record

Bonsai

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

NIRIT SEEDS

1 record

Clarmo

Withdrawn

Lavandula L. · Lavender

CLARKE T. E.

1 record

CIVNIRED B

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Michelangelo Leis^^^Alessio Martinelli^^^Silvia Salvi^^^Francesco Tagliani

2 records

Apache

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

1 record

Bejo 2458

Application submitted

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Bejo Zaden B.V.

1 record

Atlantide

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

2 records

Bellarosa

Terminated

Kalanchoe manginii Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier · Chandelier plant

Gartneriet Thomas Frank

1 record

Baltazar

Application submitted

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

1 record

Barolum N

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Donato Antonacci

1 record

Amethyst

Withdrawn

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

A L TOZER LTD

1 record

Bozedib023

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Pheno Geno Rose D.O.O.

1 record

Bozedib021

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Pheno Geno Rose D.O.O.

1 record

Bistro

Active

Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum G. Don · Shallot

Arjen Jacob Smit

1 record

Ben Avon

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2 records

315358

Active

Cynara cardunculus L. · Cardoon

Nunhems B.V.

1 record

216210875

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Nunhems Netherlands B.V.

1 record

Blood Mandarin

Terminated

Citrus L. · Citrus

Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero, Giuseppe Russo, Santo Recupero

1 record

Ardthirtyeight

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Shachar Karniel

1 record

Angelina

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

2 records

Belle de Thuin

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CRA-W

1 record

Barese N

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Donato Antonacci

1 record

Barberina

Terminated

Citrus L. · Citrus

VICENTE BARBER PEREZ

2 records

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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.