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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.

Klavercon

Application submitted

Picea glauca (Moench) Voss · White spruce

Arie van Klaveren

1 record

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

BERTHOLD BAUER

1 record

Vasylynka

Terminated

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Martynenko Svitlana Vasylivna, Kurdus Vasyl Oleksandrovych, Lushpihan Olha Petrivna,

UA
2 records

Violet de Rennes

Protection expired

Helianthus tuberosus L. · Jerusalem artichoke

HR SI
2 records

Bardowicker

Protection expired

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

HR SI
2 records

Dan

Terminated

Alopecurus pratensis L. · Meadow foxtail

HR
2 records

Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. · Celery

SI
2 records

Aurora

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

SI
2 records

Tržaški solatnik

Protection expired

Cichorium intybus L. · Chicory

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

SI
1 record

Srebrnjak majski

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. · Onion

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

SI
1 record

Wanto

Application submitted

Skimmia japonica Thunb. · Japanese skimmia

NL
2 records

Ruth

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. · Spelt

CZ
2 records

Pelle®

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

SE
1 record

Olle®

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

SE
1 record

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Information regarding the breeder received in the contribution to CPVO :Japan

FR
1 record

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