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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.

Salmo

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Freudenberger, D

DE FR LU
11 records

Pouleas

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

POULSEN ROSER A/S

DK NL PL
9 records

Poullen

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

DK NL PL
9 records

Ovation

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

MOMMERSTEEG INTERNATIONAL| Mommersteeg International B.V.

DE FR PL
10 records

Meioffic

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Alain A.|Antibes, France

DE FR IT
8 records

Liherold

Active

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

FEUERSTEIN ULF / STELLING DIETER

DE LU UA
12 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

FR IT UA
13 records

Korbasren

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes (DE)/Margarita Kordes (DE)/Tim-Hermann Kordes (DE)

DE FR NL
8 records

Fredro

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp z.o.o. (PL)

CZ FR PL
10 records

Athos

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

HEXAVET

ES FR LU
10 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Weeks Roses Inc (US)

FR NL
8 records

Rugby II

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

JACKLIN SEED

ES HR
8 records

Rusa

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Freudenberger, D

DE FR
11 records

Markus

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DK NL
12 records

Barking

Active

Agrostis capillaris L. · Common bent

Barenbrug Holland BV, 6501 BH Nijmegen

DE NL
12 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

FR IE
11 records

Anisha

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

CZ DE
10 records

Tan02474

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

HANS JURGEN EVERS (T)

8 records

Rialto

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter en den Haan Beheer B.V.

PL
8 records

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

WRIGHTSON PAS S.A.

SI
14 records

Pouldra

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser ApS

PL
8 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser ApS

PL
8 records

Nadia

Active

Hybrids between Prunus salicina Lindl. and Prunus avium (L.) L.

Rullo Joseph|Shepparton, AU

FR
10 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland Alain A.|Antibes, FR

FR
8 records

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