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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.

Luna

Active

Leucanthemum x superbum (Bergmans ex J. W. Ingram) D. H. Kent · Shasta daisy

Korlipara Harini

4 records

Mirjam

Active

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Visser Jeroen|8408 HD Lippenhuizen, NZ / Visser Eduard|8408 HD Lippenhuizen, NZ

3 records

LMF01

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

Michael Nobles

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Mindor

Active

Forsythia x intermedia Zabel · Border forsythia

Hortival Diffusion S.A.S.

3 records

Lisarose

Active

Viburnum tinus L. · Laurustinus

Renvoise Dominique / Long Gerard

3 records

Anemone L. · Anemone

MacGregor Alasdair,MacGregor Elizabeth

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm-Alexander Kordes, Tim-Hermann Kordes, John-Vincent Kordes

3 records

Korpihay

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Scabiosa columbaria L. · Small scabious

John Robb, The Paradise Seed Company Pty Ltd

3 records

Meivanae

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

MR ALAIN MEILLAND

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Macaroon

Active

Leucanthemum x superbum (Bergmans ex J. W. Ingram) D. H. Kent · Shasta daisy

Korlipara Harini

3 records

Lykke

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Graminor AS, N-2322 Ridabu

4 records

Abelia x grandiflora Rehder · Glossy abelia

Paolo Caudai

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Blom Arie|3452 AR Vleuten, NL

3 records

Mandevilla x amabilis (Backh. & Backh. f.) Dress x M. boliviensis (Hook. f.) Woodson · Mandevilla

Lannes Robert

4 records

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Könst Breeding B.V.

3 records

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