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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.

Relax

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Cebeco Seeds BV (NL)

AT FR
3 records

Red Ace

Protection expired

Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. subsp. fruticosa · Shrubby cinquefoil

DR. AND MRS. DAVID BARKER

DK SE
3 records

PX106

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DK
5 records

Putte

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Trajkovski, Viktor

PL SE
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT CZECH S.R.O.

UA
6 records

Polonez

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Orzel Agnieszka, Danek Jan,

PL UA
8 records

Purple Haze

Terminated

Penstemon Schmidel. · Beard Tongue

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH

DE NL
3 records

Palava

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Vivai Research Center, CZ

SK UA
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

UA
5 records

Revita

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Werner Grafmüller

DE NL
6 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

FR NL
3 records

Poullight

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

POULSEN ROSER A/S

DK PL
3 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

VON SENGBUCH (DE)

DE FR
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Nordia

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Trajkovski, Viktor

DK SE
4 records

Norcen

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

FREUDENBERGER| Feldsaaten Freudenberger G.m.b.H. & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft

DE EE
4 records

Pernilla

Terminated

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Trajkovski, Viktor

DK SE
3 records

NK Salto

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA SEEDS AG| Syngenta Seeds AG

DE FR
3 records

Morunga

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ

DE
5 records

NK Buddy

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Seeds Division, CH

HR
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Pestitsid EOOD

BG UA
3 records

Natalka

Active

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

OOO 'AGROFIRMA 'SEDEK'

UA
3 records

NK Bijou

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA SEEDS AG| Syngenta Seeds AG

DE FR
3 records

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