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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.

Kaupo

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

LV
4 records

Hermanni

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

FI
4 records

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

ES
3 records

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

FI
3 records

Jester

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

PL
4 records

Kaive

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

LV
4 records

Haka

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

FI
3 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

HU
3 records

Isomäki

Protection expired

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

FI
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SK
4 records

Irisz

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

HU
3 records

Laprima

Active

Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry

DE
6 records

Iki

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

FI
3 records

Jaboulay

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

FR
6 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DK
3 records

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

FI
4 records

Frisan

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
5 records

Fraxinus

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DE
3 records

Gasana

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

NL
5 records

Kompolti M

Terminated

Papaver somniferum L. · Opium poppy

HU
3 records

Hunor

Active

Papaver somniferum L. · Opium poppy

HU
3 records

Julia

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

IT
4 records

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