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.

Red Ace

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

BEJO ZADEN

4 records

Quinta

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

4 records

Querido

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

5 records

Rawley

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Red Rotella

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Ragol

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

7 records

Pruktor Cemes

Active

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

4 records

Priabel

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

7 records

Qualitet

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds, NL

4 records

Printel

Active

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Rijk Zwaan, NL

6 records

Purple Sun

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

BEJO ZADEN

5 records

Pretino

Active

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

TAKII JAPAN and CO. 180 UMEKOJI

5 records

PremA047

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Volz Richard

4 records

Rafiki

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

NIELS ARTS

7 records

Quantario

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Prim 41

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Stoppel Peter

4 records

Pompeo

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

DEGREEF PAUL

4 records

Prismatica

Active

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

United Genetics Seeds, USA

5 records

Preludium

Active

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

Syngenta, NL

4 records

Ponza

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

MARTIJN VAN STEE

5 records

Plumsweetone

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

6 records

Polygon

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Pinokkio

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

ENZA ZADEN

4 records

Plenty

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

GERMICOPA UK

8 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.