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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.

Amigo

Active

Syringa x chinensis Willd. · Chinese lilac

C. Esveld V.O.F.

2 records

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

Jianping Ren

2 records

Veronica spicata L. · Spiked speedwell

Sloane M. Scheiber^^^Jessica D. Janes

2 records

Nepeta L. · Catnip

Christa Kievit

2 records

Barten

Protection expired

Phlox L. · Phlox

Bartels Breeding B.V

2 records

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Kim Grace H.

2 records

Barsal

Active

Salvia xjamensis J. Crompton · Jame sage

Barrault Horticulture S.A.R.L.

2 records

Buddleja L. · Buddleia

Trees Scott C

2 records

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

Jianping Ren

2 records

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

Jianping Ren

2 records

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

Jianping Ren

2 records

Salvia x sylvestris L. · Wood sage

Christa Kievit

2 records

Amalia

Active

Hosta Tratt. · Hosta

Hendrik Jan van den Top

2 records

Aloha

Active

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

HARINI KORLIPARA

2 records

Allmelanie

Terminated

Veronica longifolia L. · Garden speedwell

Ruud Klein

2 records

Alibaba

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Christopher Hugh Warner

2 records

Alexis

Terminated

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Wülfinghoff Alstroemeria B.V.

2 records

Afrodita

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SEDOV EVGENIJ NIKOLAEVICh / SEROVA ZOYa MIHAJLOVNA / ZhDANOV VLADILEN VASIL'EVICh / DOLMATOV EVGENIJ ALEKSEEVICh

3 records

AE'LITA

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

2 records

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. · Chinese hibiscus

Poul Graff

2 records

Adelante

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Accolade

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

2 records

Parahebe catarractae (G. Forst.) W. R. B. Oliv.

Stephen Burton

2 records

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