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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.

Hibiscus syriacus L. · Rose of Sharon

Hortival Diffusion S.A.S.

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Alain Antoine Meilland

2 records

Koria

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Cornelis Pieter Eveleens

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Alain Antoine Meilland

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

2 records

Meibokir

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN MEILLAND

2 records

Allium senescens L. subsp. senescens x A. tanguticum Regel

Hans A. Hansen

2 records

Loyalist

Active

Hosta Tratt. · Hosta

Vitro Westland B.V.

2 records

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

Jean-Yves Forest

2 records

Lonicera japonica Thunb. · Japanese honeysuckle

van Manen Pieter|Ederveen, NL

2 records

Lannou

Active

Elaeagnus L. · Elaeagnus

LADAN S.A. PEPINIERES

2 records

Lucmull

Active

Hakonechloa macra (Munro) Makino · Japanese forest grass

Lucas Neil,Humphrey Ross

2 records

LONSPI

Active

Spiraea hayatana x Spiraea japonica

Peter R. Moore

2 records

Live Oak

Active

Gladiolus L. · Gladiolus

Coöperatieve Kwekersvereniging "For Ever" U.A.

2 records

KONCAFIRE

Terminated

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Könst Breeding B.V.

2 records

Mels

Active

Stokesia laevis (Hill) Greene · Stokes' aster

Van Heesbeen Cultures B.V.

2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

MEILLAND ALAIN ANTOINE

2 records

Kolmpigi

Active

Hypericum x inodorum Mill. · Tall tutsan

Floribreed V.O.F.

2 records

Meissalu

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

MEILLAND ALAIN ANTOINE

2 records

Hypericum x inodorum Mill. · Tall tutsan

Jan de Jong^^^Wilhelmina J. B. de Jong-Tazelaar^^^Agriom Trade B.V.

2 records

Kolmdepu

Active

Callicarpa bodinieri H. Lev.

Kolster Holding B.V.

2 records

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