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.

Diamante

Active

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

The Regents of the University of California

BG CZ HU SK

14 records

BP 1

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

NL UA

17 records

Brillyance

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Robert Oostveen

NL UA

19 records

Arrathirtytwo

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Shachar Karniel

12 records

Merced

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WOLFSKILL EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD

15 records

Vada

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nunza B.V.

BG HU NL PL UA

16 records

Somerwood

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Seeds B.V. (NL)

HR HU NL UA

13 records

Scarla

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Robert Priieur

CZ ES FR HR HU PL +2

12 records

Narbonne

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden B.V.

BG CZ HU LT NL PL +2

12 records

Saratoga

Active

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG CZ HR HU NL PL +2

11 records

Elisa

Active

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

Yusuke KATO, JP

BG CZ HR HU NL PL +2

13 records

Danva

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

LANDBRUGETS| Landbrugets Kartoffelfond, LKF

AT DE DK ES FR IE +2

15 records

Mokum

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bejo Zaden BV, NL-1749 ZH Warmenhuizen

CZ HR HU LT NL SI +1

12 records

Prima

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers (US)

CZ ES FR HU LT NL +1

18 records

Rinda

Active

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

SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, NL

BG CZ HU NL PL SI +1

12 records

Kolibri

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

Ger Beemsterboer

CZ HU LT NL PL SK +1

11 records

Oscar

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wageningen UR Plant Breeding

CZ HR HU IT NL SI +1

16 records

Pablo

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG CZ HR HU LT NL +1

11 records

Champion

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

BG CZ LT NL PL SK +1

11 records

Melissa

Active

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

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

CZ HR HU NL PL SI +1

13 records

Forono

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ DE DK HU NL PL +1

13 records

Flamingo

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

HM.CLAUSE

CZ FR HU PL SI SK

12 records

White Excel

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

SSC JP

HR HU NL SK UA

13 records

Adam

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bejo Zaden, NL

CZ HR HU NL PL SK

12 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.