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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 persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Pulsar

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

NL
2 records

Prudom

Active

Prunus L. · Plum

Schreiber, Robert

UA
2 records

PROGRESS

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

RUP «NAUCHNO - PRAKTICHESKIJ CZENTR NAN BELARUSI PO ZEMLEDELIYU»

DK
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Raven

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Palm Kale Group) · Kale

TOZER SEEDS LTD

NL
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Sarl Bourguet et Fils

MT
2 records

POZ13

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

PL
3 records

Queens

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
4 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Julius Eslon 75%, Arthur Jaama 25%

EE
4 records

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

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

EE
4 records

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

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

EE
4 records

Juniperus horizontalis Moench · Creeping juniper

GNU "CZENTRALNYJ BOTANICHESKIJ SAD NAN BELARUSI"

UA
2 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Nesterova Natalia Havrylivna, Molodchenkova Olha Olehivna, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich, Kozlov Viktor Volodymyrovych, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
3 records

Pr55q27

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

LT
2 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Piret

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Plumsweet VII

Terminated

Prunus x limeixing (J. Y. Zhang & Z. M. Wang) Y. H. Tong & N. H. Xia

Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

FR
2 records

Pink Secret

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Test Centrum voor Siergewassen B.V

NL
2 records

Hydrangea L. · Hydrangea

NIELS ARTS

DE
2 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

CRA-FRF UNITÀ DI RICERCA PER LA FRUTTICOLTURA DI FORLÌ / LIVERANI ALESSANDRO C/O CRA_IST. SPER. FRUTTICOLTURA

IT
2 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Julius Eslon 75%, Arthur Jaama 25%

EE
4 records

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