Skip to content

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.

Sources10

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.

62-396

Protection expired

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Deutzia purpurascens (Franch. ex L. Henry) Rehd.

NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS

IE
1 record

Alli

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Estonian University of Life Sciences

EE
2 records

Akorn

Active

Corylus avellana L. · Common hazel

Tsybenko Ihor

UA
2 records

Almiai

Protection expired

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Sodininkystės ir daržininkystės institutas

LT
1 record

Alians

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Andriievs`ka Ol`ha Oleksandrivna, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Polianychenko Kateryna Vasylivna, Aheieva Nina Hryhorivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna,

UA
2 records

Alisiia

Terminated

Lonicera caerulea L. · Blue-berried honeysuckle

Hryzodub Serhii Mykhailovych, Kibkalo Viktor Oleksiiovych,

UA
2 records

4105A184 05

Withdrawn

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Konrad Kraling

UA
1 record

ZO24005

Application submitted

Clematis L. · Clematis

J.VAN ZOEST BEHEER B.V.

1 record

ZOPRE

Terminated

Clematis L. · Clematis

Wim Snoeijer

1 record

AIVARS LASIS

Terminated

Rhododendron L. · Azalea

RIHARDS KONDRATOVICS

LV
1 record

Zelzate

Terminated

Tilia platyphyllos Scop.

Martelaer F.V.

1 record

Abbotsvud

Terminated

Potentilla L. · Cinquefoil

Alieksieienko Oksana Volodymyrivna, Vol`s`ka IUliana Oleksandrivna,

UA
1 record

ZO24025

Application submitted

Clematis L. · Clematis

J.VAN ZOEST BEHEER B.V.

1 record

ZO12153

Terminated

Clematis L. · Clematis

J.VAN ZOEST BEHEER B.V.

1 record

AGRIMED I

Terminated

Cupressus L. · Cypress

Forest Research Institute (GR)/Centro di Studio per la Patologia delle Specie (IT)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
1 record

Zosumdre

Terminated

Clematis L. · Clematis

Wim Snoeijer

1 record

Zaisno

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger

2 records

Zisearl

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Zaiger's Inc. Genetics

2 records

Xxl Red Hot

Terminated

Hibiscus moscheutos L. · Crimson-eyed rose mallow

Green Works International B.V.

1 record

Aino

Active

Clematis viticella L. · Italian leather flower

Uno Kivistik, Aili Kivistik

EE
1 record

Cotinus Mill. (Rhus L. in part) · Smoke Tree

HENDRIK KOLSTER

1 record

Jump to page 72 143 215 250 287 340 359 360 430 450