Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Other desired qualities in modern commercial apple breeding are a colourful skin , absence of russeting , ease of shipping , lengthy storage ability , high yields , disease resistance , typical ` Red Delicious ' apple shape , and popular flavor .
Simplified: Colorful skin , easy shipping , disease resistance , ` Red Delicious ' apple shape , and popular flavor are also needed .