Variety traits
Transportability is the ability of produce to maintain its marketability, nutritional value, and integrity during handling. It is expressed as resistance to mechanical damage and decay, determining the possibilities for logistics and crop marketing.
Mentioned in descriptions 7 545 varieties reference book.
Transportability refers to the ability of fruits and vegetables to withstand loading, transportation, and unloading without losing market quality, such as appearance and tissue integrity. In practice, this trait determines the shelf life of produce, allowing it to remain fresh longer during extended logistics without the need for specialized refrigeration equipment.
This trait depends on a complex of structural-mechanical and physiological variety characteristics, including flesh firmness, skin thickness, respiration rate, and the chemical composition of the fruit, in particular the content of pectic substances, calcium, and sugars. High transportability is characterized by a small-cell structure of the flesh and a reduced rate of physiological aging processes.
The assessment of transportability during variety trials is conducted through expert evaluation or instrumental methods, such as the use of penetrometers to measure skin and flesh firmness. Varieties are compared against reference standards based on indices of mechanical damage, decay development, and weight loss after simulated transport conditions.
The final level of a variety's transportability depends not only on its genetic potential but also on growing conditions, including agronomic practices, irrigation regimes, and the maturity stage at the time of harvest. Deviations in production technology, such as excessive nitrogen fertilization or improper irrigation, can significantly reduce this indicator even in a promising variety.
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.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bayer Holland B.V.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Ribes L. · Currants
SMIDT (DE)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Moshe Zalsman
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
DE RUITER ZONE
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI
Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Herrit Vlaar, Lakusta Vasyl` Samsonovych,
Begonia x tuberhybrida Voss · Tuberous begonia
De Wit Export
Tulipa L. · Tulip
Vitesse
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Robert Priieur
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Lim Sang Hwa
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Ryszard Nowakowski
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Zhytkevych Viacheslav Hryhorovych, Diakov Anatolii Andriivych,
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Clause Tezier, FR
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Gerard Balder
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Jean Clause Mercier
Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Pelargonium graveolens L'Hér. · Rose geranium
SCHUMANN INGEBORG
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Dorosh Olena Vasylivna, Honchar Halyna Kindrativna,
Tulipa L. · Tulip
Holland Bolroy Markt B.V.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Burak Ozkale
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Kopan` Kyra Mykolaivna, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych,