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.

Aquino

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

8 records

Beverly Hills

Active

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

Wing Seed

RO UA

6 records

Anvar

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HM.CLAUSE

FR UA

6 records

Bajonet

Active

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

HR NL

5 records

Baby

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

SEMO a.s

CZ SK

6 records

Amaneta

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden, NL

HR NL

7 records

Baldio

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Jonh Pieter Schipper

NL UA

6 records

Ansor

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Ger Beemsterboer

NL UA

6 records

Asso

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL UA

5 records

ACcentuate

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL UA

6 records

Argon

Active

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

Jan Draaistra

NL UA

9 records

Babybeat

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Rijk Zwaan Budapest, H

NL UA

6 records

Almuden

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

SYNGENTA SEEDS B.V.

ES NL

6 records

Andromeda

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta UK Ltd

NL UA

8 records

Arrow

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

NICKERSON S.A.

DE DK

9 records

Alcala

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Ger Beemsterboer

NL UA

6 records

Ardent

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Remi Levieil

FR UA

6 records

Alto

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

BEJO ZADEN

NL PL

5 records

Analena

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V. (NL)

HR NL

5 records

Agilis

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kees Konst

NL UA

7 records

Altesse

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

GSN Semences SAS (FR)

FR HR

6 records

Alston

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

SSC JP

FR UA

5 records

Absolut

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Ger Beemsterboer

NL UA

6 records

Abellus

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

FR HR

6 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.