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.

Linda MS

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

1 record

Grația

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

1 record

JIRO

Active

Diospyros kaki L. f. · Persimmon

1 record

Kalisto F1

Application submitted

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

1 record

Jigo

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

1 record

Lincy

Withdrawn

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

1 record

Grande

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

1 record

Gotico

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

1 record

Japán Izabella

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

1 record

Golden Spur

Protection expired

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

1 record

Kupava

Application submitted

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

1 record

Italia 93 Mf

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

1 record

Josefina

Protection expired

hybrids between Solanum lycopersicum L. and S. habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner

1 record

Laurano 70

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

1 record

Kozena Renete Zimni

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

1 record

Larosa(Lange rote Stumpfe ohne Herz

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

1 record

Kosikove

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

1 record

Larissa

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

2 records

Langedijske Bile

Terminated

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

1 record

Jeptiska

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

1 record

Korist F1

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

Bejo Zaden (NL)

1 record

Geri

Application submitted

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

1 record

Lagoon

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

1 record

Jalpa

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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.