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Variety traits

Winter hardiness

Winter hardiness is a complex indicator of a variety's ability to remain viable throughout the winter and early spring periods, including resistance to frost and other environmental stress factors.

Mentioned in descriptions 27 261 varieties reference book.

Winter hardiness is a complex plant characteristic that includes resistance to freezing, smothering, waterlogging, frost heaving, and winter desiccation. Unlike frost resistance, which is limited to tolerance of low temperatures, winter hardiness takes into account the entire spectrum of adverse effects that lead to plant death or damage during the cold period.

The winter hardiness of a variety is evaluated using methods of field assessment of crop conditions after winter, employing scoring scales, as well as laboratory studies. The latter include direct freezing of plant monoliths, biochemical analyses of sugar accumulation, verification of the viability of the tillering node, and the use of genetic markers to determine resistance.

The level of winter hardiness depends on the genetic potential of the variety, the plant's ability to harden, agronomic cultivation practices, and the microclimate characteristics of a specific site. When choosing a variety, one should focus on regionalized forms, bearing in mind that the resistance indicator is relative and requires comparison with local standards and growing conditions.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

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.

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RO
5 records

Bona Dea

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SK
5 records

Janos

Protection expired

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT SK
3 records

Sioux

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Hadmersleben

EE LT PL
3 records

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

HU LT
3 records

Crotora

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT UA
4 records

DK Exfile

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

CZ PL
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, DE

BE FR LT
3 records

Augusta

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Petr Klapshtie

SK UA
5 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

DK PL
4 records

Prokop

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Oseva Uni a.s., CZ

CZ FR
4 records

Pegazzus

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

RAGT 2n

DK PL
3 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Claude Sciaccaluga, Jean-Pierre Despeghel,

UA
5 records

Allium cepa L. · Onion

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE E FORESTALI - DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ED AGROINDUSTRIALI NAZIONALI

DE IT
3 records

Veharda

Protection expired

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

SLACHTITELSKO-VYSKUMMA (SK)

CZ FR SK
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Hans Jurgens Evers (DE)

DE FR IT
3 records

Sikem

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

SK
3 records

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

Reinhold von Sengbusch

CZ SK UA
6 records

Romeo

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

AT LT SK
3 records

Remo

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

Murawski en Fischer

IT NL RO
3 records

Rebecca

Terminated

Dianthus L. · Carnation

NOBBIO GIACOMO

FR HU IT
3 records

Puma

Protection expired

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

L. DÆHNFELDT A/S

DK FR SE
4 records

Pink Impression

Protection expired

Tulipa L. · Tulip

J.W.A. van der Wereld

BE FR NL
3 records

Royal Fantasy

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

WERELD| J.W.A. van der Wereld

DE FR NL
3 records

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