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.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Stryzhenko Svitlana Mykolaivna, Naboka Liliia Vasylivna, Shabetia Viktor Volodymyrovych, Shabetia Oksana Mykolaivna,
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Rijk Zwaan B.V.
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Institut Sadiwnictwa Ukrainska Akademija Agrarnich Nauk Volodymyr Kopan
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Klochko Nataliia Mykolaivna, Sydorenko Mykhailo Fedorovych,
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Krasulia Tetiana Ivanivna, Tolstolik Liudmyla Mykolaivna, Maksymova Iryna Mykolaivna,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Kondratenko Petro Vasyl`ovych, Matviienko Mykola Vasylovych,
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
DE PAUW F.M.S.
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Cherry plum
Vasil Georgiev, Nikolay Hristov
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Ternova Tetiana Andriivna, Skliarevs`ka Valentyna Vasylivna, Kovalevs`ka Aksynia Viktorivna, Pylypenko Liubov Vasylivna, Kuraksa Nina Petrivna,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HAZERA SEEDS BV
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Prutenskaia Nataliia Oleksiivna, Shamshyna Anna Viacheslavovna, Portiankin Alieksiei IEvhenovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Paul Degreef
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dr. Mario Martinelli
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
VINSON PETER
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Nahorniak Mykhailo Mykolaiovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Erik Bastet
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Yuryk Larysa Stepanivna, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Naomi Gavish
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Katsimon Halyna Prokopivna, Danyliuk Halyna Petrivna, Kulikova Nataliia Mykolaivna, Kulikov IUrii Arkadiiovych,
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
Hari Besels
Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant
Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,