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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.

Tulipa L. · Tulip

J.A.Borst Bloembollen B.V.

NL
1 record

Raiduha

Terminated

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Spriahailo Oksana Anatoliivna, Kucher Anatolii Oleksiiovych,

UA
1 record

RASA

Active

Chaenomeles Lindl. · Flowering quince

S.Ruisa

LV
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Hochschule Geisenheim Institut fuer Rebenzuechtung

DE
2 records

Radiga

Terminated

Digitalis purpurea L. · Common Foxglove

BREUEL| Dr. Klaus Breuel in Fa. Arzneimittelwerk Dresden GmbH

DE
1 record

Tulipa L. · Tulip

A.C.M. Smit en Zn. Bloembollenkwekerij

NL
1 record

REURAG

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

REUTER Franck et Regis (FR)

FR
1 record

Clematis L. · Clematis

Uno Kivistik, Aili Kivistik

EE
1 record

Radzikus

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Lazarchuk Liudmyla Volodymyrivna, Stel`makh Serhii Volodymyrovych, Tymko Liudmyla Volodymyrivna, Abdurahimova Tamara Volodymyrivna, Andriienko Ivan Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Radoslavka

Terminated

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Pryimachuk Liubov Stepanivna

UA
2 records

Iris L. · Iris

Jac. H. van den Berg B.V.

NL
1 record

Purple Eye

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

NL
1 record

Red Bouquet

Terminated

Tulipa L. · Tulip

KONIJNENBURG & MARK B.V

NL
1 record

Qwic

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Breeding Rights B.V.

NL
1 record

Rebecka

Active

Fragaria x vescana Rud. Bauer & A. Bauer

Trajkovski, Karin

SE
1 record

Reiman

Active

Clematis L. · Clematis

Uno Kivistik, Aili Kivistik

EE
1 record

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Ligthart Flowerbulbs

NL
1 record

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

STARYCHENKO VASYL MYKOLAIOVYCH, SHTAKAL MYKOLA IVANOVYCH, KOVALCHUK SERHII OLEKSANDROVYCH, DAVYDIUK HANNA VOLODYMYRIVNA, HOLYK LIUBOV MYKOLAIVNA

UA
2 records

Reform ISK

Withdrawn

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Raureif

Active

Carex L. · Sedge

Renee Brunzel

DE
1 record

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