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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.

Katsura

Active

Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don · Japanese pieris

Hirose Yoshimichi|Iwakuni, Yamate-Chou, JP 740-0022

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

WILHELM-ALEXANDER KORDES

3 records

Camellia japonica L. · Japanese camellia

Stervinou Alain|29290 Guipronvel, FR

3 records

Begonia x tuberhybrida Voss · Tuberous begonia

Kerley Timothy

3 records

Primula vulgaris Huds. · Primrose

Kerley David W.|Over, Cambridge, CB4 5NJ, GB / Kerley Priscilla G.|Over, Cambridge, CB4 5NJ, GB

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

3 records

HL 1028

Active

Helleborus niger x Helleborus x hybridus

Josef Heuger

4 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

Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Krüssm. · Coralberry

Jan de Jong

3 records

Hydrangea arborescens L. · Smooth hydrangea

Kolster Peter Rudolf

4 records

Kolmapu

Active

Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii Krüssm. · Coralberry

Peter Rudolf Kolster

3 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Peter Rudolf Kolster

3 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V.

3 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Horteve Breeding B.V.

5 records

Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill. · Cheddar pink

Thiede Lena

3 records

Dianthus superbus L. · Large pink

SHISHIDO KAZUYUKI

3 records

HM 1224

Active

Helleborus lividus Aiton x Helleborus niger L. x Helleborus x hybridus hort. ex Voss

Josef Heuger

3 records

Harzippee

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

HARKNESS NEW ROSES LTD

3 records

Hinebud3

Active

Buddleja L. · Buddleia

Podaras Peter C.

4 records

HERTN041

Active

x Heucherella H. R. Wehrh. · Foamy bells

Gossett Gary J.|Portland, OR, US

3 records

Juniperus pingii W. C. Cheng

Maatschaap C.P.F. Kools en M.H.Kools-Manders trading as Sierteeltkwekerij Kools

3 records

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