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.

Sugar Force

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

6 records

Sugar Star

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

ROGERS SEED CO

6 records

Stanton

Active

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

Bejo Zaden, NL

4 records

Spectation

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Bejo Zaden, NL

5 records

Sugrafive

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Hahn, L.

5 records

Sugar Pearl

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

ROGERS SEED CO

6 records

Speedway

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

6 records

Stargrape 1

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Stargrow Cultivar Development Pty Ltd

5 records

Spiros

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

BEJO ZADEN B V

4 records

Spacestar Gold

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds BV, Netherlands

4 records

Solomon

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

5 records

Splendor

Active

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

Stoeckle Leo B., Nelson Michael D., Nelson Steven D.,

8 records

Skytia

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Enza Zaden, NL

5 records

Smolinka

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

RESPUBLIKANSKOE NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE DOCHERNEE UNITARNOE PREDPRITIE «INSTITUT PLODOVODSTVA»

5 records

Sivan

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Zeraim Gedera Ltd (IL)

4 records

Solaris

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Zima Jan, Louda Otto, Tupy Jaroslav,

6 records

Soleil

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

ENZA ZADEN BEHEER B.V.

4 records

Silver Star

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Nongwoo Bio, Korea

4 records

Seyhun

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Nunhems, NL

6 records

Serpentine

Active

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

Hazera, NL

4 records

September Sun

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Thomas O. CHAMBERLIN (US)

5 records

Skywalker

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

CYGNET POTATO BREEDERS

6 records

Siberinas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Seren

Active

Beta vulgaris Leaf Beet Group · Swiss chard

SAKATA SEED AMERICA INC US

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.