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Wholesale vegetable and fruit seed varieties by crop

Seed variety profiles describe commercial crop varieties by production system and market use. Professional growers and seed buyers use this page to see what to specify — registered variety name, seed class, lot quality and destination documents — and to send a variety request for team review. Traits stay marked unverified until supplier documentation is on file.

Request through SeedMatch Variety database

Requests go through SeedMatch Group. Our team reviews each request and coordinates supplier contact; buyers and suppliers are not put in direct contact. The buyer service is free, and projects are qualified from USD 250,000.

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Direct answer

How should a buyer specify vegetable and fruit seed varieties?

A seed variety is identified by its registered denomination, not by a trade or marketing name. Two lots with the same name can still differ in seed lot quality, treatment and certification, so buyers specify the variety, the lot evidence and the destination rules together.

Product listings

Details on these listings are supplier-stated. Each card shows whether supplier documentation is on file; unverified details are not confirmed by SeedMatch.

SeedMatch buyer guide · editorial, not supplier data

How to specify this category

What to put in your request

  • Crop and exact variety denomination, or the traits an equivalent must match
  • Production system (greenhouse, open field, protected cropping) and target market use
  • Resistances required, written as HR or IR against named pathogens
  • Seed count or weight, germination minimum and lot certification
  • Treatment status and organic status required in the destination

Questions to ask suppliers

  • Is the variety denomination registered or listed in the destination country, and under which exact name?
  • Which resistances are stated as HR or IR, against which named pathogens and races, and in which document?
  • For which season, growing system and region was maturity measured, and from sowing or transplant?
  • Is the lot certified under a national or OECD scheme, and is a recent germination and purity test available?
  • Is the seed treated, and is that treatment permitted in the destination country and in organic systems if relevant?
  • What phytosanitary certificate and import permit does the destination require for this crop?

Strengths and limitations buyers weigh

OptionStrengthsLimitations
F1 hybridUniformity and resistance packages are typically more consistent between plants.Higher seed cost; seed saved from the crop does not reproduce the variety true to type.
Open-pollinatedLower seed cost and seed can be multiplied under the right controls.More variation between plants; fewer combined resistance packages in many crops.

General trade-offs; a specific variety's traits come only from its supplier documentation.

Sources

Start a request

Choose what you need; the request form opens with these details filled in. Requirements are yours to set — they are not claims about any supplier.

Requirements
Continue to the request form

Catalog questions

No. A variety listing describes a named variety by crop, growing system and market use; it is not stock or a price. An offer comes only after a sourcing specialist confirms the variety, lot, quantity, documents and delivery with a supplier for your request.

Send a request naming the crop and variety or type, the growing system (greenhouse or open field), the quantity in seeds or kilograms, the delivery window and the destination. Seed is quoted per lot with germination and purity tests and the phytosanitary documents the destination requires. Managed programmes start at USD 250,000.

Suppliers, producers and exporters are responsible for their products meeting product, labelling, certification, phytosanitary and export requirements of the origin and destination countries. A listing does not confirm compliance, availability or suitability.

Availability and the ability to trade depend on the law of each origin, destination and transit country and on the relevant permits and approvals. SeedMatch Group is not a manufacturer, importer, exporter, seller or regulatory approver; requests are reviewed by our team before any commercial introduction. Each participant is responsible for the requirements of its own role under applicable law: suppliers for their products in the origin and destination countries, buyers for their own import permissions and due diligence. We do not guarantee any supplier's compliance. Participant responsibilities · Regulation & restricted items

Next step

Turn this into a live commercial project

Open one private brief. A sourcing specialist validates and organises the RFQ, manages outreach to suitable independent suppliers, and presents any responses through SeedMatch on a consistent technical and commercial basis. Response numbers and timing are not guaranteed.

Start an RFQ Project financing Talk to a specialist