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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.

Raunis

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

LV
3 records

Slavoj

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

CZ
4 records

Širvinta 1

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

EE
4 records

Praxilla

Terminated

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

DE
3 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

DE
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

IT
3 records

SATSUMA

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

ES
6 records

Sabrina

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
3 records

Pronum

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

CZ
4 records

Poa trivialis L. · Rough bluegrass

CZ
3 records

Pomposa

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

IT
3 records

Olaf

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

CZ
4 records

Riikka

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

FI
3 records

Nuutti

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

FI
4 records

Redlane

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

NL
6 records

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
5 records

Pingpong

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

SK
4 records

Phily

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

DE
3 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

HU
4 records

Proly

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

CZ
4 records

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

SK
4 records

Pletomax

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

SK
4 records

Merlan

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
5 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

NL
4 records

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