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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.

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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.

Sprite

Terminated

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

HR
3 records

Ribier

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

SI
3 records

Violet de Rennes

Protection expired

Helianthus tuberosus L. · Jerusalem artichoke

HR SI
2 records

Langedijker Früher

Protection expired

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

HR SI
2 records

Langedijker Dauer

Protection expired

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

HR SI
2 records

Feferoni zeleni

Protection expired

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HR SI
2 records

Cudo Amerike

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

HR SI
2 records

Berlikumer

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

HR SI
2 records

Pariser Torve

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

HR SI
2 records

Telefoon

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

HR SI
2 records

Rotund žuti

Protection expired

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HR SI
3 records

Langedijker Vinter

Protection expired

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

HR SI
2 records

Langedijker Bewaar

Protection expired

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

HR SI
2 records

Delikatesse

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HR SI
2 records

Pariser Markt

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

HR SI
2 records

Simo

Terminated

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

FI
3 records

Matilde

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

SI
3 records

Kopenhagener Markt 3

Protection expired

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

SI
2 records

Hendriks

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

HR
2 records

EGYPTIAN FLAT

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

HR
2 records

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