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.

Lady Claire

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Meijer C. B.V. (NL)

BG CZ FI GR HR HU +6

27 records

Velox

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SAKA-RAGIS PFLANZENZUCHT GBR

AT BG CZ DE EE FI +6

28 records

Morene

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

S.BRUNIA

BE CZ DE DK ES FR +5

29 records

Voyager

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Ytzen P. van der Werff

CZ FR GR IT NL SK

27 records

Chérie

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

GERMIMCOPA BREEDING (GERMICOPA SAS)

DE FR HU PL SK UA

28 records

Nicoter

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Yokhan Nikolai

NL UA

25 records

Rode Doyenne van Doorn

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

SIMON KLASS BROERTJES

FR NL UA

22 records

Matador

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

SEMPRA PRAHA A S

BG CZ DE ES FR HR +5

18 records

Napoli

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden, NL

BG CZ HR HU LT NL +3

17 records

Uta

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt Landwirtschaft und Geologie

CZ NL PL SI

25 records

Flamenco

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ZPC

ES FR NL UA

27 records

Sapphire

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

VINSON PETER

NL UA

24 records

Kokanee

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

United States Department of Agriculture-ARS HCRL

18 records

Minerva

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

MR.E.A.BOERHAVE

AT BG CZ DE DK ES +7

20 records

Redstar

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ZPC Portugal

CZ FI HR IT LV NL +3

22 records

Primana

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Paul Degreef

AT DE ES FI HU NL +3

25 records

Kuroda

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Mr G Kuik, Mr G Kuik

CZ ES FR HR HU NL +3

20 records

El Mundo

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

STET HOLLAND

HR NL UA

21 records

Sunred

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

STET Holland B.V.

NL UA

22 records

Karina

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

NUNHEMS| Nunhems B.V.

BG DE DK ES HR HU +4

20 records

Divina

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

VEREDELINGSBEDRIJF D. BIEMOND B.V.

BE CZ DE DK EE FR +4

20 records

Concorde

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

BE CZ DK ES FR HU +2

27 records

Everest

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Van Rijn Group

CZ GR HR NL SK

19 records

Labadia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Van Rijn Group

GR HR NL PL UA

18 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.