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.
Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych, Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna,
Prunus domestica L. · European plum
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Herrit Vlaar, Lakusta Vasyl` Samsonovych,
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HAZERA GENETICS
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Lukycheva Liubov Oleksiivna, Tarasiuk Halyna Mykhailivna, Oriekhova Valentyna Petrivna,
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
STOV «ENOHRAI»
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach
Latsko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Lobanovs`ka Valentyna Fedorivna, Fedorova Ol`ha Stepanivna, Rikhter Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Smykov Anatolii Volodymyrovych, Perfil`ieva Zoia Mykolaivna,
Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine
Bankovska Mariia Hryhorivna, Stasieva Mariia Ivanivna, Yarmak IEvheniia Dmytrivna, Dylyk Antonina Petrivna, Storozhuk Kateryna Moisiivna, Tulaieva Maiia Ivanivna, Meleshko Larysa Fedorivna, Dokuchaieva IEvheniia Mykolaivna,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Liuta IUliia Oleksandrivna, Mortikova Nadiia Vasylivna, Kondratenko Valentyna Mykhailivna, Voievoda Natal`ia Viktorivna,
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Prutenskaia Nataliia Oleksiivna, Shamshyna Anna Viacheslavovna, Portiankin Alieksiei IEvhenovych, Havrysh Serhii Fedorovych,
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Shevchenko Ihor Andriiovych
Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant
Institut Sadiwnictwa Ukrainska Akademija Agrarnich Nauk Volodymyr Kopan
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Chernenko Volodymyr Leonidovych, Mohyl`na Olena Mykolaivna, Ter`okhina Liudmyla Anatoliivna, Sabel`nyk Tetiana Oleksandrivna, Rudym Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Bilenka Olha Mykolaivna, Chernyshenko Tetiana Volodymyrivna,
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon
Dymchenko, Tetiana Muzhylko, Viktor
Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. · Leaf lettuce
Kees Reinink
Fragaria L. · Strawberry
Fresh Forward Holding
Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant
MAURIZIO BACCHI
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Ralf Kuijpers
Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry
Niwa Hodowla Roślin Jagodowych sp. z o.o.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.
Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage
Shevchenko Igor