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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.

Rosa L. · Rose

Société Nouvelle Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard S.A.S.

FR
8 records

Calypso

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

James F. Hancock (US)

UA
12 records

Auslevel

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David Austin

FR
8 records

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

FR
8 records

Lilium L. · Lily

PIETER JAN KOS

8 records

Vitis L. · Grapevine

SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL

10 records

POULslas

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

8 records

Ifg Nine

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

David W. Cain, PhD.

9 records

Everlime

Active

Carex oshimensis Nakai · Oshima sedge

Patrick Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Nurseries

10 records

Carex oshimensis Nakai · Oshima sedge

Patrick Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Nurseries

9 records

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

9 records

Auspeet

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

9 records

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

9 records

Ausvivid

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

9 records

Austango

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

9 records

Ausmoon

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

8 records

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

9 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain Europe S.A.S. (FR)

AT BG CZ FR HU SK
11 records

Enduro

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

CZ ES FR SI
10 records

Visby

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE HR PL UA
15 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Syngenta Participations AG

DE DK PL UA
11 records

Renoir

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

VIJN| R. Vijn c/o Cebeco Seeds B.V.

CZ DE NL PL SK
12 records

Cubus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Rainer Bouze

EE LT LV PL UA
15 records

Astron

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

STRUBE GMBH&CO.KG

DK LT LV UA
12 records

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