Variety traits

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.

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Sans rivale a graine blanche

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

1 record

Summit

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

1 record

Summer Highland F1

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage

2 records

Storema F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

1 record

Prelude

Active

Rubus L. · Blackberry

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

1 record

Sieviernyi Ekspres F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

1 record

Pink Nuggets

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

1 record

Roccoma F1

Application submitted

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

1 record

Sarina

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

1 record

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