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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.

Rigel

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Hybris B.V.

NL
1 record

Revolution

Active

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

BETTI GIUSEPPE

IT
1 record

Riko

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

P. de Vries

UA
4 records

Roi Humbert

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

VILMORIN-ANDRIEUX (FR)

FR
1 record

Ronan

Withdrawn

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

Hazera Seeds B.V.

NL
1 record

Reeham

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Michael Edwin Kuehn

UA
2 records

Redgauntlet ISK

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Redsky F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

Robert Prieur

UA
1 record

Regina ISK

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Red Sylvie

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Benoit Escande (FR)

FR
1 record

Red Dinasty F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

P.J. Struik

UA
2 records

Rakoniewicka ISK

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Rassviet

Terminated

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Turovtsev Mykola Ivanovych, Turovtseva Valentyna Oleksandrivna,

UA
2 records

Raiduha

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Spriahailo Oksana Anatoliivna, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,

UA
1 record

Regina

Terminated

Rubus L. · Blackberry

Ilario Ioriatti c/o Berryplant

DE
1 record

Ranchero F1

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Red Cabbage Group) · Red cabbage

Ger Beemsterboer

UA
1 record

RAISSA

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.

ES
1 record

Remembe

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu "SPARK SIDZ"

UA
2 records

Pryzerka

Terminated

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Luchikova Liubov Oleksiivna, Tarasiuk Halyna Mykhailivna, Zdruikovs`ka Antonina Iosypivna, Oriekhova Valentyna Petrivna,

UA
2 records

RARES

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

BALAN VIORICA

RO
1 record

PRIMA N

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

Primadonna

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

De Ruiter Zonen (HR)

FR
1 record

RALLI

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

G&I RALLI&SONS PTY.LTD.

ES
1 record

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