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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

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CZ SK
9 records

Zaisula

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics

FR
8 records

Vesuvio

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

INCONNU (FR)

ES FR RO
4 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Chamberlin, Sr., Thomas O.|Visalia, CA

ES
6 records

Zaiverem

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ZAIGER FLOYD

ES FR IT
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Universidad de Texas

ES
4 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PLANTAS DE NAVARRA, S.A.(PLANASA)

ES
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

J.E.COS / A. CARRILLO / A.GUEVARA (IMIDA)

ES
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PLANTAS DE NAVARRA, S.A.(PLANASA)

ES
4 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Varietal Innovation Fruit S.L.

ES
3 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Bradford Lowell Glen

FR
2 records

PRO 486

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

VIVEROS PROVEDO, S.A.

ES
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Nam, Eun-Young, Jun, Ji-Hae, Chung Kyeong-ho, Yun, Seok-Kyu, Kwon Jung-Hyun, Kim,Sung-Jong, Do Yun-Su

FR
2 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger (US)

FR
4 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

JOSE E. COS TERRER/ANTONIO CARRILLO NAVARRO/ALFONSO GUEVARA GAZQUEZ/MARGARITA PEREZ JIMENEZ

ES
6 records

SIROCO 5

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

J.E.COS / A. CARRILLO / A.GUEVARA (IMIDA)

ES
4 records

Elberta

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CZ HU SI SK
7 records

Venus

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CZ FR HU IT
12 records

Zee Lady

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

FR
7 records

Orion

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ES FR IT
7 records

Flamingo

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CZ SK
9 records

Loring

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ES FR HU
6 records

Meydicte

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

FR IT NL
10 records

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