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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.

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter en den Haan Beheer B.V.

3 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Kraan Kees Jan|Papenveer, NL

3 records

Bokodapi

Active

Hydrangea arborescens L. · Smooth hydrangea

Kolster Holding B.V., Boot & Co. Boomkwekerijen B.V.

3 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Kraan Kees Jan

3 records

Chamaecyparis pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. · Sawara cypress

Van den Dool Cultures B.V.

3 records

Salvia x sylvestris L. · Wood sage

Kievit Christa

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Tanjga Biljana Bozanic

3 records

Andromeda polifolia L. · Marsh holy-rose

MARCEL BRAND BOOMKWEKERIJ B.V.

3 records

Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer · Dog-hobble

Hughes Chris

3 records

Blogold

Active

Geranium L. · Crane's Bill

HANS KRAMER VAN KWEKERIJ DE HESSENHOF B.V.

3 records

Blue Boa

Active

Agastache Clayt. ex Gronov. · Giant hyssop

Korlipara Harini

4 records

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Blom Arie|3452 AR Vleuten, NL

3 records

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. · Chinese hibiscus

Poul Graff

4 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Weinberger, H.

7 records

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

3 records

Big Top

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

3 records

Appofalp

Active

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

van den Haak Jelle

4 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

RESPUBLIKANSKOE NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE DOCHERNEE UNITARNOE PREDPRITIE «INSTITUT PLODOVODSTVA»

4 records

Athysumo

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Muskoka Roses Ltd

3 records

BLAPINK

Active

Daphne x transatlantica C. D. Brickell & A. R. White

ANTHONY ROBIN WHITE|SUSAN BARBARA WHITE

3 records

Sempervivum arachnoideum L. · Cobweb houseleek

Gielis Jef

3 records

Dicentra Bernh. · Bleeding heart

Korlipara Harini

5 records

Coreopsis L. · Tickseed

Winner Blair

3 records

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