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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

Found in these crops

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.

Aldrin

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Robert Gehin, HM.CLAUSE, Inc.

FR
6 records

Adonis

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
5 records

Zouk 31

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Zouk B.V.B.A

6 records

V16K450

Active

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. · Sweet potato

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

5 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL

6 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Yates, R. A.|deceased, late of Capel, Australia, by Neal William Yates, legal representative

7 records

Vitis L. · Grapevine

LABORATORIO DE INVESTIGACION DE CULTIVOS HORTICOLAS DEL SERVICIO DE INVESTIGACION AGRICOLA

5 records

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Timothy P.Sheehan

6 records

SF118

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research

5 records

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Timothy P.Sheehan

6 records

Sciglo

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

MCKENZIE JOY^^^Allan G. White

7 records

Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. · Lingonberry

Van Son & Koot Holding B.V.

6 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

V.O.F. Gebr. Van Beuningen, Netherlands

5 records

Moutere

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research

6 records

PE2UNIBO

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Vincenzo Ancarani^^^Stefano Musacchi^^^Silviero Sansavini

10 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

5 records

Hybrids between Citrus reticulata Blanco and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Orange

Sykes Stephen Richard

6 records

MAR 502

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Marionnet SAS

6 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Maranto Joseph|Bakersfield, CA, US

5 records

MAR 505

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Marionnet SAS

6 records

MegaChip

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

5 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

David W. Cain, PhD.

5 records

Laetitia

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Michelangelo Leis^^^Gianfranco Castagnoli^^^Alessio Martinelli

6 records

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