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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.

Campanula glomerata L. · Clustered bellflower

van der Zwet, Alexius Joannes J.

3 records

Buddleja L. · Buddleia

Trees Scott C

3 records

Lagerstroemia indica L. · Crape myrtle

Fleming's Flower Fields Inc.

3 records

Veronica longifolia L. · Garden speedwell

Ruud Klein

3 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Michael A. Dirr^^^Jeff Beasley^^^Mark Griffith^^^Rhonda Helvick^^^Oren McBee^^^David J. Roberts^^^Justin Schulze

3 records

Bailhalo

Active

Cornus alba L. · Red-barked dogwood

Rodney P. Bailey

3 records

Clipper

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

4 records

Cdcery1

Active

Erysimum L. · Wallflower

Charles Carr

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

4 records

Austream

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

3 records

Agapanthus L'Hér. · Lily of the Nile

Cornelis H.A. van Eijk

3 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

3 records

Lavatera L. · Tree mallow

Wilko Karmelk^^^Helen Lewis

3 records

Catina

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

5 records

Athyrium niponicum (Mett.) Hance · Japanese painted fern

TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC

3 records

Papaver orientale L. · Oriental poppy

Oudshoorn Hubertus Gerardus

3 records

Hydrangea quercifolia W. Bartram · Oakleaf hydrangea

TIMOTHY D WOOD

3 records

Centaurea montana L.

Sahin-Georgiadou Elisabeth|Alphen aan den Rijn, NL

3 records

Buddleja L. · Buddleia

Trees Scott C

3 records

Photinia x fraseri Dress · Fraser's photinia

Bourquin Andre|65320 Borderez sur Lechez, FR

3 records

Ilex x meserveae S. Y. Hu · Meserve holly

van Nijnatten André

3 records

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

Koot Johannes Adrianus Maria

3 records

x Heucherella H. R. Wehrh. · Foamy bells

Janet N. Egger

5 records

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