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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.

Gintaras II

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
2 records

Malus Mill. · Apple

J. Cummins, H. Aldwinckle, T. Robinson, G. Fazio

NL
2 records

Malus Mill. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
2 records

Gepetto

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Zelder BV (NL)

FR
3 records

Firefly

Active

Hydrangea anomala D. Don subsp. petiolaris (Siebold & Zucc.) E. M. McClint. · Climbing hydrangea

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :Benarcik D.

FR
2 records

Gaza

Active

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

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
2 records

Gemini

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

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

PL
3 records

Garant

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Miroslav Ivanov, Vasil Valchev, Zdravko Nakov

BG
3 records

Flatnice

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
3 records

G 11

Active

Malus pumila L. Mill. · Paradise apple

Cornell Research Foundation Inc (US)

FR
2 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

IT
2 records

Galena

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Freeman

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Vertuco B.V.

NL
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
4 records

Clematis L. · Clematis

Szczepan Marczyński

PL
2 records

Express

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

De Bolster B.V.

NL
2 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Hoiman Serhii Volodymyrovych, Sheremet Oleksandr Martynovych, Lehkun Ihor Borysovych, Linchevskyi Anatolii Adamovych,

UA
3 records

Lilium L. · Lily

De Jong Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Erato

Protection expired

Rhododendron L. · Azalea

HACHMANN BAUMSCHULE

DE
2 records

Eternity

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Agri-Obtentions S.A.

FR
2 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :HBA B.V.

FR
2 records

Ester

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SVENSK HANS

DK
4 records

Es Capello

Withdrawn

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Euralis Semences

SK
3 records

Fenrock

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Kees Broersen Zaden

PL
2 records

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