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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.

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

University of Manitoba (CA)

FR
3 records

Pitar

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAULESCU NICOLAEITTU GHEORGHEMUSTATEA POMPILIUITTU MARIANAGIURA AUREL

RO
4 records

Petra

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

SCHITEA MARIADRAGAN LENUTA

RO
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Anne Ingver 20%, Merlin Haljak 10%, Reine Koppel 70% Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge

EE
4 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

ZAPADNAYA EVROPA

EE
4 records

Penelope

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Výzkumné Centrum Selton s.r.o., Selgen A.S.

CZ
4 records

Pastadou

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
4 records

Payday

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Peak Plant Genetics

PL
3 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :HBA B.V.

FR
3 records

Pasieka

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
5 records

Pilgrim

Active

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton · American cranberry

Ron le Poole, NL

NL
3 records

Pagane

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

G. Mihova, S. Tsvetkov, I. Iliev, T. Petrova, V. Ivanova, S. Doneva, D. Yordanova

BG
4 records

Orlica

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
4 records

Perkins

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

NL
5 records

Owacja

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
4 records

Oriana

Active

Trifolium incarnatum L. · Crimson clover

Agro-Largo Kft., Gyál

HU
3 records

Paula

Active

Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch

Toth Sandorne Dr. Hubai Erzsebet / Molnar Janosne / Breznyik Katalin / Dr. Toth Erzsebet Agnes

HU
4 records

Pasat

Active

Trifolium resupinatum L. · Persian clover

Oseva Uni a.s., CZ

CZ
5 records

Orlovim

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SEDOV EVGENIJ NIKOLAEVICh / SEROVA ZOYa MIHAJLOVNA / ZhDANOV VLADILEN VASIL'EVICh

LT
3 records

Pam

Terminated

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

JAN L. EVELEENS

NL
3 records

Berberis thunbergii DC. · Japanese barberry

Janusz Szewczyk

PL
3 records

NS Vid

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Milovac Zeljko, Terzic Sreten, Radic Velimir, Marjanovic Jeromela Ana,

UA
3 records

Palio

Active

Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin

MICHEL OBTENTION

IT
3 records

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