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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.

Meidrimy

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR
2 records

McKellar

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Mark Etienne

UA
3 records

MASpaujeu

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Roseraies Pierre Guillot, Roseraies Pierre Guillot

FR
2 records

Lonicera caerulea L. var. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Nakai · Honeyberry

Thompson Maxine M.

PL
2 records

Brassica oleracea L. (Collard Group) · Collard greens

Plant Breeding International Cambridge Ltd (GB)

FR
2 records

Meelika

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Kalju Kask 50%, Johan Eichfeld 50%

EE
4 records

Mariage

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Hobaho Testcentrum voor Siergewassen

NL
2 records

Mesgolg

Protection expired

Ilex L. · Holly

MESERVE| Kathleen K. Meserve

DE
2 records

Meschick

Protection expired

Ilex L. · Holly

Meserve, Kathleen K.|St. James, NY

FR
2 records

Mariia

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Usyk Liudmyla Oleksandrivna, Hrebeniuk Andrii Oleksandrovych, Honcharova Kapitalina V'iacheslavivna, Biliaieva Iryna Mykolaivna, Bazalii Halyna Hryhorivna, Orliuk Anatolii Pavlovych,

UA
3 records

Meitandar

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR
2 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
4 records

Marian Red Robin

Application submitted

Potentilla L. · Cinquefoil

G. P. de Jong

NL
5 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Kolster Beheer B.V.

FR
2 records

Malus pumila L. Mill. · Paradise apple

EAST MALLING RESEARCH ST. (GB)

FR
2 records

McNair 4823

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

ES
2 records

Malatewhite

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
3 records

Meicoloss

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR
2 records

Mairi

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

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

EE
4 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Euro Pepinieres SCEA (FR)/Arsene Maillard (FR)

FR
2 records

Meirouve

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR
2 records

Meicrado

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR
2 records

Lucyna

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Marilyn

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Zakład Ogrodniczo-Szkółkarski Ryszard Majewski

PL
4 records

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