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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.

Noortlil

Active

Geranium cinereum Cav. · Grey cranesbill

Marco van Noort Breeding B.V.

2 records

Leilani

Active

Hybrids between Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench and Echinacea paradoxa (Norton) Britton

HARINI KORLIPARA

2 records

Echinacea Moench. · Coneflower

Marco van Noort Breeding B.V.

2 records

Lecciana

Active

Olea europaea L. · Olive

Gaetano Alessandro Vivaldi^^^Salvatore Camposeo^^^Marisa Cunill Canal

3 records

Lodi

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Hybrids between Gentiana triflora and Gentiana scabra

Edmond R. Morgan

2 records

Larissa

Active

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Geerlings-Meyer

2 records

Margen

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Antonio Marchese

2 records

Levgreen

Active

Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun

Levac Denis

2 records

Navarin

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Nansid11

Application submitted

Nandina domestica Thunb. · Heavenly bamboo

Sidhu Gurjit

2 records

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Molter B.V.

2 records

Maxima

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Leek Inc.

2 records

Farfugium hiberniflorum x Farfugium japonicum

IT Saul Plants LLC

2 records

Laredo

Active

Leucophyllum frutescens (Berland.) I. M. Johnst. x Leucophyllum zygophyllum I. M. Johnst.

Shipley Nicholas Benoit,Buhrow Russ A

2 records

Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I. M. Johnst. · Siberian bugloss

Ghyselen Chris|Beemem, BE

2 records

Landini

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Kristin

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Sagaplant AS, N-3812 Akkerhaugen

3 records

LAGE001

Active

Lagerstroemia indica L. · Crape myrtle

Geert Devriese

2 records

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