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.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Szkółka Markiewicz Agnieszka Markiewicz-Januszewska
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Dr. Mario Martinelli
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
ARCUTI P. / FAEDI WALTER / ROSATI PASQUALE
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nesterovych Arkadii Mykolaiovych, Havrysh Fedor Serhiiovych, Volok Ol`ha Anatoliivna, Amcheslavs`ka Olena Valentynivna, Moriev Viktor Vasyl`ovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Nahorniak Mykhailo Mykolaiovych
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Ali Yuksel
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hari Besels
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Raquel Cervantes, Jorge Rodriguez Alcazar, Michael D. Ferguson,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Paul Degreef
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Lymar Anatolii Ostapovych, Didenko Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Didenko Volodymyr Pavlovych,
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Ger Bimsdeboer
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Simon Groen
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
MORETTINI (IT)
Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Benito Juarez
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Jean Clause Mercier
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Robert Priieur
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Zavertaliuk Volodymyr Filimonovych, Polivoda Lidiia Ivanivna, Sydorka Inna Vasylivna, Sych Zenovii Deonyzovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ken Christensen
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dong-Wook Cho
Sambucus nigra L. · Elderberry
Likhanov Artur Fedorovych, Mezhenska Liudmyla Oleksiivna, Mezhenskyi Volodymyr Mykolaiovych,
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
P. de Vries
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kis Rainink