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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.

Varmas

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Johannes Parksepp 50%, Asta Libek 50%

EE
5 records

Wavit

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
2 records

Varese

Application submitted

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

NL
2 records

Valko

Active

Ribes niveum Lindl. · Snow gooseberry

Johannes Parksepp 85%, Asta Libek 15%

EE
5 records

Vasylyna

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Cherniaieva Iryna Mykolaivna, Riabchun Nataliia Ivanivna, Zviahin Andrii Fedorovych, Panchenko Ivan Arkhypovych, Hridin Mykola Mykolaiovych, Yel`nikov Mykola Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Veerle

Active

Hydrangea serrata (Thunb.) Ser. var. serrata · Tea-of-heaven

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :Van Trier Harry

FR
2 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Uldis

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

R.Dumbravs, L.Ikase

LV
3 records

Ugnė

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
2 records

UFO_3

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ES
4 records

VEE BLUE

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ
5 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Renault, Eric / Renault, Jean / Renault, Thierry

FR
2 records

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
3 records

Urania

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
3 records

Vahoma

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Babaiants Olha Vadymivna, Rodenko Halyna Anatoliivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Bosakovska Nataliia IUriivna, Shpykuliak IEvhenii Anatoliiovych, Narhan Tetiana Pavlivna, Nakonechnyi Mykola IUriiovych, Yeryniak Mykola Ivanovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypo

UA
3 records

Uno Kivistik

Terminated

Clematis L. · Clematis

Aili Kivistik, Uno Kivistik

EE
2 records

Unicorn

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Limagrain UK

NL
3 records

Uslada

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

OREHOVA VALENTINA PETROVNA / ZDRUJKOVSKAYa ANTONINA IOSIFOVNA / TARASYuK GALINA MIHAJLOVNA / LUKIChYoVA LYuBOV' ALEKSEEVNA

UA
4 records

Vdala

Active

Lavandula angustifolia Mill. · English lavender

Zherebtsova Valentyna Heorhiivna, Merkur'iev Oleksii Pavlovych,

UA
3 records

Valverde

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Breeding Rights B.V.

NL
2 records

Ubric

Terminated

Ribes L. · Currants

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH

DE
2 records

Valentin

Active

Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr. · Corn salad

HILD SAMEN| Hild Samen GmbH

DE
3 records

Valdivia

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Hobaho Testcentrum voor Siergewassen

NL
2 records

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