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 armeniaca L. · Apricot
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
HM Clause,France
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Monsanto, NL
Malus Mill. · Apple
M. Doyle Fleming Caudle Apple Inc.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Takii Europe, NL
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Universita degli Studi di Bologna (IT)/C.R.P.V. Centro Ricerche Produzioni Vegetali - Societa Coop. (IT)
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Sara Giacomelli, Marco Giacomelli, Sara Fontanari y Alessandra Viliotti.
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
GAVRISh SERGEJ FEDOROVICh / FILIMONOVA YuLIYa ALEKSEEVNA / KAPUSTINA RAISA NIKOLAEVNA / GLADKOV DMITRIJ SERGEEVICh / VOLKOV ALEKSANDR ALEKSANDROVICh / SEMENOVA ANNA NIKOLAEVNA / REDIChKINA TAT'YaNA ALEKSANDROVNA / ARTEM'EVA GALINA MIHAJLOVNA / SEDIN ALEKS
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Vitis L. · Grapevine
Timothy P.Sheehan
Vitis L. · Grapevine
Timothy P.Sheehan
Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium
Martin Geibel c/o Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR
Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium
Martin Geibel c/o Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Tufaro Nicola
Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium
Martin Geibel c/o Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR
Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium
Martin Geibel c/o Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Thompson Ellen
Mangifera indica L. · Mango
Uri Lavi^^^Eli Tomer^^^David Saada^^^Yuval Cohen
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Whitehouse Adam Barrie,Simpson David William,Johnson Abigail
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Maranto Joseph|Bakersfield, CA, US
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
VROMANS JAAP
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
David W. Cain, PhD.
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
David W. Cain, PhD.