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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.

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

SCEA Marionnet

FR NL UA
13 records

POULmulti

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser AS, DK - 3480 Fredensborg

DK NL PL
10 records

Poulvue

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

DK PL SE
10 records

Duke

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

NL PL UA
17 records

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

WILLIAM MEYER

ES FR UA
9 records

Barelite

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Barenbrug Tourmeur France

CZ EE FR
12 records

Rivedel

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Paul Argot (FR)

FR NL
11 records

Noason

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

WERNER NOACK

DE PL
9 records

Noare

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

WERNER NOACK

DE PL
9 records

G.935

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

NL UA
12 records

Vajolet

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Telch Aldo

NL
12 records

Mandevilla Lindl. · Mandevilla

THEO RUYS

UA
10 records

Seascape

Active

Fragaria L. · Strawberry

VOTH, VICTOR - BRINGHURST, R.

IT
9 records

Rosa L. · Rose

MEILLAND ALAIN ANTOINE

FR
9 records

Manissa

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter en den Haan Beheer B.V.

PL
9 records

Ausmol

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

FR
9 records

Ausmak

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David Austin Roses

FR
9 records

Austruss

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

11 records

Auspluto

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

10 records

Naomie

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saaten Union Recherche (FR)

DE EE FR LT LV UA
15 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DK EE LU NL SE UA
16 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SYNGENTA CROP| Syngenta Crop Protection AG

CZ DE HR PL
11 records

Tarso

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Saatsucht Hadmersleben GmbH, D-39398 Hadmersleben

DK EE FI IT LV SE
17 records

Altigo

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

BG FR HU RO SK UA
13 records

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