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.

Jomar

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Willy MARTENS (BE)/Michel Nicolai (BE)

BE DE FR NL

5 records

Emotion

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

FR NL PL

4 records

Dolvi

Active

Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. · Celeriac

DRESSLER| Dr. Ottfried Dressler

DE NL SI

5 records

Corona

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden B.V.

CZ NL PL

5 records

Celzus

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

MONSANTO INVEST N.V.

NL PL SK

4 records

Carlos

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR HR PL

5 records

Anka

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Royal Sluis France Sarl (FR)

CZ FR NL SK

5 records

Barington

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

RAGT 2N S.A.S

HU IT UA

6 records

Marta

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

ES NL PL

4 records

Alice

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Petr Klapste

HU SK UA

4 records

Piccadilly

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Novartis Seeds BV (NL)

FR NL

5 records

Platinas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Gondar

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Nunhems B.V.

7 records

Fortuna

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Vegetex (FR)

FR UA

6 records

Diagoras

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR UA

8 records

Commun 2

Active

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

Domaine Public (FR)

BG FR

4 records

Vertus

Active

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

SEMO a.s

CZ HR SI

7 records

Verde a cuore pieno

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

HR IT SI

4 records

Vera

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

VESA Velhartice

BG CZ SK

5 records

Zorza

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

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

CZ LT PL

5 records

Tavera

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Royal Sluis Vegetables BV (NL)

FR NL PL

5 records

Zaiverem

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ZAIGER FLOYD

ES FR IT

6 records

Zaiflagi

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ZAIGER FLOYD

ES FR IT

6 records

Talisman

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)

ES FR NL

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.