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.

Celine

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

NICKERSON INTERNATIONAL

8 records

Christiana

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Výzkumný a Šlechtitelský ústav Ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o.

13 records

Concesa

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Steve Magnuson

7 records

Caoba

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

ENZA ZADEN BEHEER B.V.

6 records

Chambord

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Cebasred

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

David Ruiz González, José Egea Caballero, Antonio Jr. Molina Gómez ,Federico Dicenta López-Higuera, María Dolores Nortes Ruipérez, Manuel Rubio Angulo, Antonio Molina Gómez

8 records

Caraflex

Active

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

BEJO ZADEN B.V, NL

5 records

Blizzard

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

NOVARTIS SEEDS

6 records

Boldor

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

BEJO ZADEN

8 records

Bibo

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SVS HOLLAND BV , NL

5 records

Blanes

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

BEJO ZADEN

6 records

Bacchus

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin, F

6 records

Aylton

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NUNHEMS

8 records

Binex

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

7 records

Atractix

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

8 records

Baltimore

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Pop Vriend, NL

7 records

Baron

Active

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

May-Agro Tohumculuk Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

5 records

Bateira

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Nunhems B.V.

8 records

Banba

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre

8 records

Apricandy

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Laurence Mallard, Agro Selections Fruits SAS

7 records

Amal

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

HM CLAUSE, FR

6 records

Arashan

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

XINGPING ZHANG

5 records

Admiral

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

GAVRISh SERGEJ FEDOROVICh / FILIMONOVA YuLIYa ALEKSEEVNA / KAPUSTINA RAISA NIKOLAEVNA / GLADKOV DMITRIJ SERGEEVICh / VOLKOV ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDROVICh / SEMENOVA ANNA NIKOLAEVNA / REDIChKINA TAT'YaNA ALEKSANDROVNA / ARTEM'EVA GALINA MIHAJLOVNA / SEDIN ALEKS

5 records

Adelaide

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

BEJO ZADEN

5 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.