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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 Grapevine 95 Lettuce 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.

Bonazza

Active

Ocimum basilicum L. · Basil

Nunhems Germany GmbH

2 records

Cepaintball Sunny

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Van Zanten Breeding B.V.

2 records

Bullrudi 10

Active

Rudbeckia hirta L. · Black-eyed Susan

Hartwig Bull

2 records

BullRudi 11

Active

Rudbeckia hirta L. · Black-eyed Susan

Hartwig Bull

2 records

Bounty

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

2 records

Carmine

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Craig Chandler

2 records

Atena

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Marco Giacomelli^^^Alessandra Viliotti^^^Sara Giacomelli

4 records

Annecy White

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Deliflor Royalties B.V

2 records

ANTHGOUWHI

Active

Anthurium-Andreanum-Hybriden · Anthurium

Jan Van Dijk

2 records

Bombay Yellow

Terminated

Celosia L. · Cockscomb

VAN DEN BOSCH PIETER CORNELIS

2 records

Autumn Glow

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Zaiger, Chris F.|929 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Zaiger, Gary N.|1907 Elm Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Gardner, Leith M.|1207 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95358 / Zaiger, Grant G.|4005 California Ave., Modesto, CA 95358

3 records

Bacardi Pearl

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

FGB B.V.

2 records

Arwen

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

WHDA, LLP

3 records

Arraone

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Sal Giumarra, Shachar Karniel

2 records

ABB 121

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

NIELS ARTS

2 records

Bacardi Sunny

Active

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Fides B.V.

2 records

ARD7

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Shachar Karniel

2 records

ANTHIMYN

Active

Anthurium-Andreanum-Hybriden · Anthurium

Jan Van Dijk

2 records

Apulia

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Stefano Somma

2 records

AN2684808

Active

Anthurium-Andreanum-Hybriden · Anthurium

Van Dijk Jan

2 records

Mircea

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

AGROSEL S.R.L.

RO
3 records

Charlston Hrei de Liuks

Active

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

Lipskyi Volodymyr Volodymyrovy

UA
2 records

ADV 1247

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Advanta Enterprises Limited (IN)

FR
2 records

NERID 00397

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Vincenzo Ossani

2 records

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