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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.

Lukas

Terminated

Aubrieta Adans. · Rock cress

Lukas Feldmann

DE
2 records

London

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

FLOOR VLETTER

NL
2 records

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Lungauer Saatzucht- und Saatbauverein

AT
2 records

Massif

Active

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

James Hutton Institute

NL
2 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

MASmabay

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Roseraies Pierre Guillot, Roseraies Pierre Guillot

FR
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Teterina Olena Mykolaivna, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Topal Mykola Mykolaiovych, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Solomonov Ruslan V'iacheslavovych, Holub IEvheniia Anatoliivna, Rubakha Serhii Andriiovych, Honcharuk Nina

UA
3 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :De Belder R. & J.

FR
2 records

Marmor

Active

Hedera colchica (K. Koch) K. Koch · Persian ivy

Elemér Barabits

HU
2 records

Markat

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Linkor

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Kotelenets` Olena Hryhorivna, Nesterova Nataliia Havrylivna, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
3 records

Logidur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT
3 records

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

SILISTRU DOINA

RO
3 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Jacques Marionnet G.F.A.

HU
2 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Lightning

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain UK

FR
2 records

Liisu

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

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

EE
4 records

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Franz Rotschopf vgl. Sagmeister

AT
2 records

Lucky Berry

Application submitted

Vaccinium myrtillus L. · Bilberry

Verdia SARL (FR)/GREEN BRAIN (DE)

FR
2 records

LD Phi

Active

Triticum monococcum L. · Einkorn wheat

LEMAIRE DEFFONTAINES S.A.S.

DE
2 records

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