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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.

Everglow

Active

Carex morrowii Boott · Japanese sedge

Patrick Fitzgerald

3 records

Eva

Active

Cornus kousa Burger ex Hance · Kousa dogwood

Domen Adrianus Johannes Marie

3 records

Coreopsis L. · Tickseed

Korlipara Harini

5 records

Freya

Active

Campanula glomerata L. · Clustered bellflower

Blom Arie

3 records

Frenzy

Active

Gaillardia x grandiflora hort. ex Van Houtte · Blanket flower

John A. Dixon

3 records

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Cornelis W. Dekker

3 records

Hosta Tratt. · Hosta

Martinus Jacobus Wilhelmus Fransen

4 records

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Holtmaat Henricus Maria Joseph

3 records

Gajo

Active

Prunus laurocerasus L. · Cherry laurel

Nouws Wilhelmus Petrus Catharina|4882 NJ Zundert, NL

4 records

Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba · Orpine

Janet N. Egger

4 records

Flauder

Active

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. · Spelt

Getreidezüchtung Peter Kunz

4 records

DELA 105

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Sandrine Delabroye

3 records

Zantedeschia Spreng. · Arum-lily

Sande B.V.

3 records

Florence

Active

Astrantia major L. · Masterwort

Oudshoorn Hubertus Gerardus|Rijpwetering, NL

3 records

December

Active

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss · White spruce

Dirk Scholten

3 records

Fenre

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Landbruks- og matdepartementet, N - 0030 Oslo

4 records

DAVROU01

Active

Spiraea japonica L. f. · Japanese meadowsweet

Jean-Paul Davasse

3 records

Couharie

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Lilaveronica S.A.R.L.

4 records

Fantasia

Active

Hibiscus L. · Hibiscus

FLEMING DAVID W.^^^Gretchen Zwetzig

3 records

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Verschoor Jan|Haarlem, NL

3 records

Fanfare

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Toyokazu Ichie

3 records

Helleborus x ballardiae B. Mathew

Josef Heuger

3 records

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