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.
Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka · Clementine
EXPORTACIONES DE FRUTAS VALENCIANAS S.L.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
HANDELSGARTNER WEST
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Clause Semences SA (FR)
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
HM.Clause S.A.S.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Wing Seed
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Pépinières et Vergers Escande S.C.E.A.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Liubenko Lidiia Valentynivna, Savvina Tamara Mykhailivna, Horshkova Halyna Oleksandrivna, Andriievs`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Aheieva Nina Hryhorivna, Popovich Aza L`vivna, Zabrans`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna, Kostina Klavdiia Fedor
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Syngenta (CH)
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato
GAVRISh SERGEJ FEDOROVICh / MOREV VIKTOR VASIL'EVICh / AMChESLAVSKAYa ELENA VALENTINOVNA / VOLOK OL'GA ANATOL'EVNA
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Novartis Seeds B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
TAKII EUROPE B V
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.