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.
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne · Butternut squash
Lymar Anatolii Ostapovych, Didenko Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Didenko Volodymyr Pavlovych,
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Bachynskyi Anatolii Leonidovych
Prunus L. · Plum
CHAMBERLIN THOMAS O.
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
INCONNU (FR)
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Rubus L. · Blackberry
Vladimir Kuzmin
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Fedorova Ol`ha Stepanivna, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Smykov Anatolii Volodymyrovych, Perfil`ieva Zoia Mykolaivna,
Lilium L. · Lily
Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Jack Burgers, Andreas Muller,
Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation
Grootscholten
Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt · Napa cabbage
Junichi Chiba
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Kovtun Ivan Mykhailovych
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Zoltan Gazsi
Acca sellowiana (Berg) Burret · Feijoa
Shyshkina Olena Leonidivna, Sholokhova Violetta Antonivna,
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Hari Besels
Vitis L. · Grapevine
Miroslav Ivanov, Iliyan Simeonov, Anatoli Iliev
Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot
Ahieieva Nina Hryhorivna, Horshkova Halyna Oleksandrivna, Popovich Aza L`vivna, Zabrans`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Savvina Tamara Mykhailivna, Sholokhov Oleksandr Mykhailovych, Kostina Klavdiia Fedorivna,
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Moshe Zalsman
Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower
Robert Leviel`
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Renkas Svitlana Volodymyrivna, Yanchuk Nina Ivanivna, Prylipka Oleksii Vasyl`ovych, Kravchenko Vladyslav Andriiovych,
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy
Florist De Kwakel B.V. Gerbera Kulturen