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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.

INV 1188

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Dirk Decherf

CZ PL UA
12 records

PT 271

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Pioneer Overseas Corporation US (USA)

DE HR UA
12 records

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Rijksstation Voor Plantenveredeling (BE)

BE DK FR IE
9 records

E'LVIS

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

VILLEGER| Marie-Jose Villeger c/o Rustica Semences S.A. Domaine de Sandreau

DE HR PL UA
14 records

Red Top

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United State Department of Agriculture - Georgie (US)

ES FR SI
11 records

M-7

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

RUP «BRESTSKAYA OBLASTNAYA SELSKOXOZYAJSTVENNAYA OPYTNAYA STANCZIYA NAN BELARUSI»

ES PL SK
11 records

Rubus L. · Blackberry

Scottish Crop Research Institute, GB

DE FR NL
9 records

Rich May

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger, Chris F.|537 Rosemore Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Gardner, Leith M.|1207 Grimes Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Zaiger, Gary N.|1907 Elm Ave., Modesto, CA 95351 / Zaiger, Grant G.|4005 California Ave., Modesto, CA 95351

ES FR
12 records

PT 275

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE UA
11 records

FAZA 245

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Rosaplants SCEA (FR)

FR NL
8 records

INV 1165

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KAISER JUTTA

PL UA
9 records

PT 302

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

CZ DE DK PL
9 records

INV 1024

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

KAISER JUTTA

PL UA
9 records

PR 45 D 04

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Pioneer Overseas Corporation US (USA)

DE DK FR HR
10 records

PX 131

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

DE UA
10 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Yutta Kaizer, Jutta Kaiser,

UA
8 records

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

INSTITUTE OF FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS

HU SI
9 records

Leucothoe keiskei Miq.

van Opstal Ron

6 records

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Finn Chad E

8 records

MN 55

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Regents of the University of Minnesota

7 records

JWW 5

Active

Viburnum plicatum Thunb. · Japanese snowball

Wezelenburg Jan-Willem

6 records

Ice Chip

Active

Buddleja L. · Buddleia

Werner Dennis J. / Snelling Layne K.

7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Vincenzo OSSANI (IT)

ES FR IT
11 records

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