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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.

Cheops

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

DE FR NL
9 records

Diana

Active

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

VAN ZANTEN EDUARD

FR IT NL
7 records

Everland

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A-S, DK

DK HR NL
8 records

Bijou

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DE FR NL
9 records

Dawn

Active

Trifolium hybridum L. · Alsike clover

PENDING

FR HR SI
7 records

Assas

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Thierry Bourgoin

FR HR UA
6 records

Bohemia

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Vladymyr Synek, Ruzhena Rosolova, Yidka Komarkova, Yvanna Byzhova, Martin Hromadko, Liudmila Bobkova, Pavel Amler,

SK UA
8 records

Convey

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

BE DE NL
7 records

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

FR NL SK
9 records

Barliza

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

HU NL PL
6 records

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

ES NL SI
13 records

Bariane

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

FR HR NL
9 records

Alexis

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

FR HR PL
6 records

Artonis

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Agroscope Reckenholz

AT DE LU
7 records

Bovini

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Innoseeds B.V.

BE FR NL
12 records

Witon

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

WOS HENRYK / MACKOWIAK WALENTY / PAIZERT KAZIMIERZ O. STEFAN / SZELAG BOZENA / SZELAG JANUSZ / CICHY HENRYK / MAZURKIEWICZ LESZEK, O. JERZY

DE PL
10 records

Allegro

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PRODANA SEEDS A/S (DK)

DK FR SE
7 records

Alko

Active

Alopecurus pratensis L. · Meadow foxtail

BAYERISCHE PFLANZENZUCHTGESELLSCHAFT EG & CO

AT DE SI
7 records

Algira

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Agroscope Reckenholz

AT DE LU
6 records

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

DK FR NL
9 records

Adagio

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Pieter den Haan

DE FR UA
7 records

Adverdo

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Lantmannen SW Seed AB

DE EE LT
9 records

Aberecho

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University

AT FR IE
7 records

Tetragon

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE DK
8 records

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