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.

Iceduke

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

8 records

Howden

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Bruce M. and Richard A. Howden

4 records

Histrion

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan, NL

5 records

Iznik

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

HILD SAMEN GMBH

5 records

Honey Pod

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

ROGERS SEED CO

6 records

Ivory Princess

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Norman Glen Bradford (US)/Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

4 records

Hirst

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

5 records

Inspired

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

6 records

Indigo Pear Drops

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Oregon State University

4 records

Ice Palace

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

7 records

Helenor

Active

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

TWYFORD SEEDS LTD

5 records

Ibiza

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

BEJO ZADEN

4 records

Hydros

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

8 records

Guideline

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

7 records

Grazia

Active

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC. · Perennial wall-rocket

Olaf Kunzemann

5 records

Grazion

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 records

Goliatka

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Polan, PL

5 records

Gerakl

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

4 records

Gladio

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

ALMO S.R.L.

5 records

Gina

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

5 records

Gaudi

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

8 records

Gilda

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

5 records

Gouti

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

5 records

Gradara

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

6 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.