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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.

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Wanda

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

keine Angabe

AT
2 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Rikhter Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Polianychenko Kateryna Vasylivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna,

UA
4 records

Papaver somniferum L. · Opium poppy

WALDLAND HOLDING GMBH

AT
2 records

Vistula

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
5 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
3 records

Clematis L. · Clematis

Szczepan Marczyński

PL
2 records

Vilnor

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre

EE
5 records

Vigneron

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

NL
2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Weeks Roses Inc (US)

FR
2 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
3 records

Vilmitar

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre

EE
4 records

Villegas

Active

Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch

SEMILLAS BATLLE

PT
2 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Rampp, Franz-Xaver|Pfaffenhausen, Federal Republic of Germany / Rampp, Konrad|Salgen-Hausne, Federal Republic of Germany

FR
2 records

Tulipa L. · Tulip

KRESTYANSKOE (FERMERSKOE) XOZYAJSTVO "NAXODKA POLESYA"

NL
2 records

WHITE LIGHT

Terminated

Betula L. · Birch

JOHN BUCKLEY

IE
2 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Rampp, Franz-Xaver|Pfaffenhausen, Federal Republic of Germany / Rampp, Konrad|Salgen-Hausne, Federal Republic of Germany

FR
2 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Liubenko Lidiia Valentynivna, Savvina Tamara Mykhailivna, Horshkova Halyna Oleksandrivna, Andriievs`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Aheieva Nina Hryhorivna, Popovich Aza L`vivna, Zabrans`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna, Kostina Klavdiia Fedor

UA
4 records

Wekjuvoo

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Weeks Roses Inc (US)

FR
2 records

Vikat

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

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