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.

Dardo

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

Almo S.p.A.

6 records

Corvinas

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

7 records

Darko

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

4 records

Claragio

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

8 records

Dante

Active

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

6 records

Clorinda

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SVS HOLLAND BV , NL

5 records

Cupar

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

BEJO ZADEN B.V, NL

4 records

Clarify

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

4 records

Credo

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Maria-Angeles Benedi

5 records

Cercy

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Rijk Zwaan Welver, D

4 records

Coriole

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

10 records

Cherry Gala

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Trustees of BMA Trust

4 records

Conversion

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

7 records

Capoeira

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

VILMORIN, VILMORIN

5 records

Cleozil

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

7 records

Capricorn

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Yuksel Tohum, TR

4 records

Chassiron

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

HM Clause SAS (FR)

5 records

Chantenay à coeur rouge 2

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

ZONNEVELD OLAF

4 records

Caractacus

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Domaine Public (FR)

4 records

Burney

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Bejo Zaden, NL

5 records

Capitano

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

7 records

BLOMG01

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

JUAN CARREÑO ESPIN

4 records

Bright

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Brussels Sprouts Group) · Brussels sprouts

Hazera Seeds, NL

4 records

Belvedere

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Van Waveren, D

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.