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.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Luk'ianchykova Oksana Anatoliivna, Pluzhnikova Liudmyla IEhorivna, Lisitsyn Volodymyr Mykolaiovych, Loboda Olena Mykolaivna, Serhiienko Oksana Volodymyrivna,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Mercier Jean-Claude
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Cedric Lefaix
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Laskavyi Viktor Volodymyrovych, Laskavyi Volodymyr Pylypovych,
Pyrus communis L. · European pear
Mykychuk Oksana Ivanivna, Kozhokar Zina Myroslavivna, Dronyk Nataliia Illivna,
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce
Henk Driessen
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Gerard Balder
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry
Lushpihan Ol`ha Petrivna, Pavlov Oleh Oleksiiovych,
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Hadiiev Rashyd Shakurovych, Meleshko Larysa Fedorivna, Abliazova Aia Pavlivna, Tulaieva Maiia Ivanivna, Dokuchaieva IEvheniia Mykolaivna,
Dianthus L. · Carnation
BARATTA AGOSTINO
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Panchev IUrii Ivanovych
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dymchenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Kees Reinink
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Andrusyk IUrii IUriiovych, Sherenhovyi Vitalii Petrovych, Sherenhovyi Petro Zakharovych,
Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. · Head lettuce
Eike Kampe, Lipskyi Volodymyr Volodymyrovych,
Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Ribes rubrum L. · Redcurrant
Sherenhovyi Vitalii Petrovych, Silenko Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, Sherenhovyi Petro Zakharovych,
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Mincho G. Kondarev
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Tereshcenko IAna IUrivna, Yareshcenko Oleksandr Mykolaiovych,
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Petr Klapshtie, Petr Horal, Yirzhi Horal,
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Turovtsev Mykola Ivanovych, Oratovs`kyi Mykhailo Tymofiiovych,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Shamshyna Anna Viacheslavovna, Portiankin Alieksei Evhenovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Lipskyi, Volodymyr