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Transportability

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.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Tomato transportability 124 Transportability of garden strawberry 94 Peach Transportability 75 Watermelon transportability 75 Melon transportability 50 Apricot Transportability 44 Transportability of sweet cherry 41 Raspberry Transportability 37 Transportability of apple 36 Pepper transportability 30 Grape transportability 26 Grape Transportability 24 Strawberry transportability 18 Pear transportability 18 Transportability of Lettuce 18 Transportability of gooseberry 15 Transportability of blackcurrant 14 Cucumber transportability 14 Transportability of highbush blueberry 13 Plum transportability 12 Transportability of Raspberries and Blackberries 11 Transportability of white cabbage 10 Transportability — sour cherry 10 Chrysanthemum transportability 10

Found in these crops

Tomato 561 Watermelon 216 Garden strawberry 194 Peach 179 Bell pepper 145 Melon 144 Sweet cherry 135 Apple 122 Apricot 96 Lettuce 95 Grapevine 95 Cucumber 93

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.

Fuji Brak

Terminated

Malus Mill. · Apple

Alois Braun

AT
1 record

EXTREME RED

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

VIVEROS PROVEDO, S.A.

ES
1 record

Folfer 2

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Matsenko Maksym Oleksandrovych

UA
2 records

Euforia F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sylvain Bontems

UA
2 records

Estel

Terminated

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Les Graines Caillard Sa (FR)

FR
1 record

Espreso F1

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Khartmut Kliain, Troian Mykola Vasyl`ovych, Kondratenko Mykola Viktorovych,

UA
2 records

EXTREME JULY

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

VIVEROS PROVEDO, S.A.

ES
1 record

FINALIST

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

NIRIT SEEDS

GR
1 record

Esmira F1

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kees Reinink

UA
2 records

Ekspert F1

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Anzhelika Rakov

UA
1 record

Ekol F1

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Han Menkveld

UA
1 record

FARAON

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

Zavertaliuk Volodymyr Filimonovych, Kolesnyk Ivan Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Fakel

Terminated

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

Netrebs`kyi Viktor Petrovych, Lysenko Serhii Oleksandrovych, Sherenhovyi Petro Zakharovych,

UA
1 record

EXTREME SWEET

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

VIVEROS PROVEDO, S.A.

ES
1 record

Earliglow

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Livestock and Seed Division (US)

FR
1 record

Eliza F1

Terminated

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Orlov Stanislav Dmytrovych, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,

UA
1 record

Etiudnyi

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Riabov Ivan Mykolaiovych, Perfil`ieva Zoia Mykolaivna, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Smykov Anatolii Volodymyrivna, Latsko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Fedorova Ol`ha Stepanivna, Lobanovs`ka Valentyna Fedorivna,

UA
2 records

Earlired

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

NORTHRUP KING Co (US)

FR
1 record

Dzhaz

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"

UA
2 records

Dzhordano

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"

UA
2 records

Dusan

Withdrawn

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR)

FR
1 record

Donovan F1

Withdrawn

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Moshe Zalsman

UA
2 records

Enygma F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

J. Hoogstarten

UA
2 records

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