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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.

Meipelta

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Alain A.|Antibes, France

FR IT NL
6 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

CZ HU UA
9 records

Legend

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Vista Research

BG PL
7 records

Hobson

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Sinclair McGill. R & D Ltd

DE FR SE
7 records

Kubicek

Active

x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium

DLF Seeds A-S, DK

CZ DK FR
7 records

Kronos

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

PAULMANN WERNER / FRAUEN MARTIN

DE PL SE
9 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE HU PL
6 records

Korverpea

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes / Tim-Hermann Kordes / Margarita Kordes in Fa. W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE NL PL
6 records

Korxenna

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE ES NL
6 records

Kaylin

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT STRENG-ENGELEN GMBH&CO. KG

DE PL UA
9 records

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

DLF SEEDS

CZ DE SK
10 records

Fayette

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

United State Department of Agriculture - Georgie (US)

ES FR SI
10 records

Kupol

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

Sjödin, Jan

AT DE SE
7 records

Galaxy

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

Kiddle, Kenneth W.|Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

AT IT PT
6 records

Gringo

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

CZ DE PL
9 records

Prunus L. · Plum

DE HU NL
11 records

Dorothy

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Pertti Pärssinen

DE FI SE
8 records

Frenetic

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Florimond Desprez, F

HR HU
9 records

Garbor

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF-Seeds A/S

AT DE PL
7 records

Ivalo

Protection expired

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S

DE DK FR
7 records

Fregata

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART

AT DE FR
9 records

Fantasia

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica (Suckow) C. K. Schneid. · Nectarine

United States Department of Agriculture -USDA-

NL RO SI
7 records

Elfina

Protection expired

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

STA.FED.RECH.AGR.CHANGINS

DE ES FR
10 records

Doublet

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. · Oil radish

J. JOORDENS' ZAADHANDEL

DE FR NL
11 records

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