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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.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Tomato transportability 124 Transportability of garden strawberry 94 Peach Transportability 75 Watermelon transportability 75 Melon transportability 50 Apricot Transportability 44 Transportability of sweet cherry 41 Raspberry Transportability 37 Transportability of apple 36 Pepper transportability 30 Grape transportability 26 Grape Transportability 24 Strawberry transportability 18 Pear transportability 18 Transportability of Lettuce 18 Transportability of gooseberry 15 Transportability of blackcurrant 14 Cucumber transportability 14 Transportability of highbush blueberry 13 Plum transportability 12 Transportability of Raspberries and Blackberries 11 Transportability of white cabbage 10 Transportability — sour cherry 10 Chrysanthemum transportability 10

Found in these crops

Tomato 561 Watermelon 216 Garden strawberry 194 Peach 179 Bell pepper 145 Melon 144 Sweet cherry 135 Apple 122 Apricot 96 Lettuce 95 Grapevine 95 Cucumber 93

Varieties that feature this in their description

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.

Amoretta

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
3 records

Albizu

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Amena

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

INTERSEMILLAS SAU

ES
2 records

Aida

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

NIRIT SEEDS

NL
2 records

Almerino

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
2 records

ALBACOR

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

ES
3 records

Zaigadi

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger

3 records

Yana

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Slavchev Slavey

2 records

Abafet

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Burlak Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, Diakov Anatolii Andriiovych,

UA
2 records

A13-27N-3

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Fresas Nuevos Materiales S.A.

ES
3 records

Zastadolce

Active

Limonium sinuatum (L.) Mill. · Statice

van Zanten Plants b.v

2 records

Zodiac

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Hardigan Michael A.,Finn Chad E.

2 records

Sweet Sugar

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

SV36-21-170

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Timothy F. Bourne

2 records

Tessunday

Terminated

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Horti Partners V.O.F.

2 records

Space Age

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Cleangro Ltd

2 records

Sandero

Active

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

Piet Schreurs Holding B.V.

2 records

Relevant

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

TROCIN Dumitru, MD

4 records

SG0203

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Franko Zenti (IT)

3 records

Preuss Suncrest

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Preuss, Charles

2 records

Red Jaqueline

Active

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Poelln. · Flaming Katy

Knud Jepsen

2 records

Rafzelsa

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Walter Hauenstein Hauenstein AG

3 records

Pircinque

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Walther Faedi^^^Gianluca Baruzzi

3 records

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