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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.

Sachsenstern

Protection expired

Rhododendron simsii Planch. · Indica azalea

Reiner Thomas

DE
1 record

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Roksolana

Terminated

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Pirko Inna Fedorivna, Pel`tikhina Raisa Ivanivna,

UA
2 records

Clematis L. · Clematis

Uno Kivistik, Aili Kivistik

EE
1 record

Rokoko

Terminated

Rhododendron simsii Planch. · Indica azalea

HOLZ| Hans-Peter Holz

DE
1 record

Rosiianka

Terminated

Diospyros kaki L. f. · Persimmon

Pasenkov Arkadii Konstiantynovych (posmertno)

UA
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Rio bermuda

Application submitted

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. · Bermuda grass

JOHNSTON SEED COMPANY

IT
1 record

Rikla

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Seliukh IUrii Omel`ianovych, Diakov Anatolii Andriiovych,

UA
1 record

Riabchyk

Terminated

Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue

Shymans`ka Oksana Vasylivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych, Stadnichuk Nina Oleksandrivna,

UA
2 records

Roko

Active

Clematis L. · Clematis

Uno Kivistik, Aili Kivistik

EE
1 record

Juglans regia L. · Persian walnut

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Allium L. · Ornamental Allium

W. van Lierop & Zonen B.V.

NL
1 record

REUHAM

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Gaec Reuter Freres (FR)

FR
1 record

Rosann

Withdrawn

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

KRAMER KURT| Kurt Kramer (Heidezuechtung)

DE
1 record

Rosa

Withdrawn

Rosa x damascena Mill. · Damask rose

R. Raev, N. Kovacheva

BG
2 records

Regec

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Mark Gergely / Mark Gergelyne

HU
2 records

RG 2706

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Raps GbR Saatzucht Lundsgaard

IT
1 record

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Voloshyna Varvara Volodymyrivna, Ovcharenko Svitlana Viktorivna, Chupryniuk Viktor IAkovych,

UA
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
2 records

REUHUG

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Gaec Reuter Freres (FR)

FR
1 record

Renoir

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Rustica Prograin Genetique

IT
1 record

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