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.

Touche

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

5 records

Thunder Dome

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

6 records

Tomahawk

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Limagrain UK

8 records

Toledo

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

BEJO ZADEN

5 records

Todonas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan, NL

7 records

Thorflash

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

NUNHEMS

7 records

Telestar

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HAZERA SEEDS B.V., IL

4 records

Tamina

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

SEMO A.S., CZ

4 records

Tasty King

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

TOKITA SEED CO LTD

4 records

Tevere

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Sakata Vegetables Europe S.A.S

4 records

Terek

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

4 records

Times

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

BEJO ZADEN

5 records

Sweetstar

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

4 records

Sylred

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Pepinieres & Vergers Escande EARL (FR)

6 records

Sweetelle

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

6 records

SVTH2900

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

7 records

SV6621LA

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.

8 records

Sunpeek

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

NUNHEMS B.V.

4 records

Sweet Candle

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

SSC JP

4 records

Sugraone

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

John M. GARABEDIAN (US)

5 records

Sun gem

Active

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

NUNHEMS

6 records

Stromboli

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

HM.CLAUSE

5 records

Summer Sun

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Chamberlin, Sr., Thomas O.|Visalia, CA

6 records

Sweet Wonder

Active

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

Illinois Foundation Seeds

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.