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.
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Laskavyi Viktor Volodymyrovych, Laskavyi Volodymyr Pylypovych,
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Ger Beemsterboer
Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum
C.B.A Research B.V.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Panchev IUrii Ivanovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bustin Natan
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Paul Zamudio
Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli
Ger Bimsdeboer
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Lymar Volodymyr Anatoliiovych, Kholodniak Oleh Heorhiiovych, Maidaniuk Viacheslav Oleksiiovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dr. V.S.S. Rao
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Dymchenko, Tetiana Muzhylko, Viktor
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Opalko Ol`ha Anatoliivna, Opalko Anatolii Ivanovych, Zaplichko Fedora Onysymivna, Desiatov Anatolii Matviiovych, Kondratenko Petro Vasyl`ovych,
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Nick Dragoescu
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Shkl`oda Natalia Stepanivna, Diachenko Liudmyla Ivanivna, Tolinova Tetiana Oleksiivna, Lysak Nataliia Serhiivna, Pylypenko Liubov Vasylivna, Krutko Roman Vasylovych,
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Tarakhtii Liudmyla Ivanivna, Meleshko Larysa Fedorivna, Yarmak IEvheniia Dmytrivna, Storozhuk Kateryna Moiseivna, Dylyk Antonina Petrivna, Dokuchaieva IEvheniia Mykolaivna, Chebanenko IEvheniia Pavlivna,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Petoseed Co INC (US)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Ali Yuksel
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Shcevchenko Igor
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Scherbatiuk Hanna Ihorivna, Lashyn Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Hurin Maksym Viktorovych, Kravchenko Vladyslav Andriiovych, Kuz`omens`kyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Jong-Sup Shin
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Her Bemsdeburh