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.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
TIMOTHY SHEEHAN
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
White Allan
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
The Regents of the University of California
Vaccinium L. · Bilberry
RIDLEY WILLIAM BELL
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Wassenaar, L.M.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Wassenaar
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Nunhems BV (NL)
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Walter Hartmann c/o Universität Hohenheim
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Nunhems, NL
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
SVS HOLLAND BV , NL
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Syngenta, NL
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Sakata Vegetables Europe, F
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Syngenta Seeds, NL
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Nickerson-Zwaan B.V.
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
SCEA Marionnet
Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry
Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Paul Degreef
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Paul Degreef
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Proprietary Fruits Varieties (Contracts) LLC
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Proprietary Fruits Varieties (Contracts) LLC
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Mailard Arsene / Maillard Laurence
Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry
Finn Chad E