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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.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Winter Hardiness of Roses 555 Winter hardiness of common wheat 220 Winter hardiness of apple trees 188 Winter Hardiness — Hydrangea macrophylla 187 Pear Winter Hardiness 123 Winter hardiness — perennial ryegrass 120 Winter Hardiness of Lily 91 Winter hardiness of winter rapeseed 81 Peach winter hardiness 71 Plum Winter Hardiness 65 Winter Hardiness of Clematis 61 Grapevine Winter Hardiness 56 Winter hardiness of winter barley 56 Winter hardiness — garden strawberry 52 Winter hardiness of sweet cherry 48 Tulip winter hardiness 42 Heuchera winter hardiness 40 Winter Hardiness of Alfalfa 39 Chrysanthemum winter hardiness 39 Winter hardiness of triticale 36 Winter Hardiness of Apple 36 Winter hardiness of Hydrangea serrata 36 Grapevine Winter Hardiness 35 Winter hardiness of apricot 35

Found in these crops

Rose 1 062 Apple 843 Bread wheat 657 Lily 410 European pear 348 Bigleaf hydrangea 315 Peach 264 Rapeseed 258 European plum 245 Grapevine 229 Perennial ryegrass 224 Sweet cherry 223

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.

Boxer

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

RESEARCH DEPARTMENT JOORDENS ZAADHANDEL B.V.

DE HR NL SI
11 records

Bombay

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GMBH and CO.KG

DE DK HU PL
10 records

Campanile

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

CZ DE FR LT
9 records

Creno

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Klaus K. Nielsen

AT LT PL UA
7 records

Achim

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

W. von Borries-Eckendorf GmbH & Co.KG

EE LT UA
11 records

Avatar

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche, D

CZ DE DK PL
11 records

RGT Borsalino

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2n

ES FR IT
11 records

RGT Quiriko

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2n

ES IT
10 records

Swaj

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Lantmännen SW Seed

FI LT SE
12 records

Taptoe

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

DK ES NL
7 records

Salamandre

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Secobra, F

FR HR RO
10 records

Ryder

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Schumann Cord, Busch Heinrich,

DE DK UA
10 records

Spartan

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

NL PL UA
12 records

Santa Rosa

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

ES FR SI
12 records

Reptans

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

W WEIBULL

DE DK SE
8 records

Oriolus

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Deutsche Saatveredelung, D

CZ PL UA
8 records

Poulurt

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

DK NL PL
8 records

Musica

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

RAGT SA (FR)

DE FR NL
13 records

Patriot

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

NL PL UA
13 records

Meilimona

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Paolino, Marie-Louise/Meilland, M/Meilland, Alain Antoine

DK FR SE
7 records

Merula

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ

AT DE FR
10 records

Lassik

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S, 4000 Roskilde

BE DK NL
8 records

Ludmilla

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Staatzucht Firlbeck GmbH & Co.KG

AT DE EE
11 records

Ludelis

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) , Agri-Obtentions S.A.

AT DE FR
9 records

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