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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.

Kobold

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Ebrahim Kazman

DE
3 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Kiya

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Jarrel van Dam

NL
2 records

Kloun

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PERFIL'EVA ZOYa NIKOLAEVNA / LATSKO TAT'YaNA ANATOL'EVNA / SMYKOV ANATOLIJ VLADIMIROVICh / FEDOROVA OL'GA STEPANOVNA / MALOVIChKO SERGEJ MIHAJLOVICh

UA
4 records

Kira

Active

Allium cepa L. · Onion

ISI SEMENTI SPA

IT
2 records

Kuku

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Puskas Arpad / Adorjan Roza / Szabo Erzsebet / Bosnyak Imre / Nagy Tuende / Koczka Balintne / Gyoeri Zoltan / Czimbalmas Agnes

HU
3 records

Kaziu

Active

Spiraea x cinerea Zabel

Szkółki Olszanowski Mariusz Olszanowski

PL
2 records

Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Cherry plum

Trest (B) Operation

BG
2 records

Koroyness

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

KORDES' SOEHNE| W. Kordes' Soehne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Kaspar

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Korstatis

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

W. KORDES'SOHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

DE
2 records

Koonik

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

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

EE
4 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Karri

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

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

EE
4 records

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

Firma Nasienna GRANUM - Z. Manias - S. Menc - J. Szymański Spółka Jawna

PL
2 records

Koit

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

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

EE
4 records

Hypericum x inodorum Mill. · Tall tutsan

Kolster Peter R.

NL
2 records

Kasper

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

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

EE
4 records

Kallika

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kalju Kask 100%, Estonian Univerity of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre, Polli, Karksi-Nuia, 69108, Viljandimaa, Estonia

EE
4 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
3 records

Kaimo

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

Kaari

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kalju Kask 100%

EE
4 records

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