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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.

Radtko

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

William RADLER

6 records

Pejamblu

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Peter Joseph James

7 records

PMOORE03

Active

Sarcococca hookeriana Baill.

Peter R. Moore

6 records

Paradero

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Nicolaas Aloysius Maria Mak, Mak 't Zand B.V.

6 records

Cotinus coggygria Scop. · European smoketree

Pineau Patrick

6 records

Rosa L. · Rose

MEILLAND ALAIN ANTOINE

6 records

Murasaki

Active

Nandina domestica Thunb. · Heavenly bamboo

Magnolia Gardens Nursery

6 records

Delphinium L. · Larkspur

Coakley Tony|Blantyre, Glasgow G72 9BB, GB

6 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

6 records

Meiheven

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland Alain A.|Antibes, FR

6 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC

6 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Santho Beheer B.V.^^^Kolster Beheer B.V.

6 records

Agapanthus L'Hér. · Lily of the Nile

Roebuck Christopher Gardiner

6 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Frank Reginald Cowlishaw

6 records

Fryxotic

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Gareth R. Fryer

6 records

Cluthafire

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

THE HORTICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND LTD

9 records

Auseasel

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

7 records

Ausway

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

6 records

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

7 records

Auspoly

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

6 records

Ausecret

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

6 records

auslofty

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

7 records

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