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Cultivation

Fresh market peach consumption

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

A utilization category for peach fruits that requires selecting cultivars with tender flesh and freestone pits. The sector is characterized by a strict classification of varieties into dessert and processing types, as well as stringent logistics requirements due to the fruit's poor shelf life.

In the reference 343 varieties crop Peach, where this is mentioned in the description.

Peach varieties intended for fresh consumption, belonging to the true peach group, possess juicy flesh and freestone pits. This distinguishes them from processing varieties, which have firm, rubbery flesh and clingstone pits, making them unsuitable for fresh use.

High sensitivity of the fruit to storage and transport conditions necessitates harvesting before reaching full consumer maturity. During distribution, oxygen access to the produce is critical, as the use of airtight packaging leads to condensation and rapid fruit spoilage.

Quality standards for this product group mandate strict adherence to pomological criteria regarding shape and color. Unlike many other fruit crops, the peach exhibits pronounced cultivar specialization, where dessert and processing groups rarely overlap.

General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.

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Varieties of Peach mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Slaughter John K.,Gerdts Timothy J.

7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Slaughter John K.,Gerdts Timothy J.

7 records

Platifun

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , Quartier Neuf E.A.R.L.

FR
8 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Maillard Arsene|Elne, FR / Maillard Laurence|Elne, FR

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Maillard Arsene|Elne, FR / Maillard Laurence|Elne, FR

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Teruo Kozono (JP)

FR IT
5 records

Garcica

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB produccion vegetal S.L. (ES)

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ES FR IT
8 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

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

FR
4 records

Sunhaven

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Stat Exp South Haven (US)

CZ FR SK
7 records

Zaiflagi

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ZAIGER FLOYD

ES FR IT
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

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

FR
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers (US)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

CZ FR
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Thomas O. CHAMBERLIN (US)

FR
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Maillard Arsene|Elne, FR / Maillard Laurence|Elne, FR

FR
5 records

Starlite

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United State Department of Agriculture - Georgie (US)

ES FR
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Maillard Laurence|Elne, FR / Maillard Arsene|Elne, FR

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

FR
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Maillard Arsene / Maillard Laurence

FR
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United State Department of Agriculture - Georgie (US)

ES FR
4 records

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