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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.

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

BE NL
7 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Rene Baraten

DK FR UA
7 records

Korwonder

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

W. Kordes Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG| DE

DE DK FR NL
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

W.KORDES' SOEHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

DE HU NL PL
5 records

Jeremy

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

SAATZUCHT DONAU GES.M.B.H. & COKG

AT LT SK UA
5 records

Heritage

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Station de Geneva (US)

CZ FR NL SK
12 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Zalabai Gyula / Csemy Tibor

AT HU SK
6 records

Korresia

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

KORDES' SOEHNE| W. Kordes' Soehne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE DK NL SE
5 records

Herman

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Oldén, Elof J.

CZ NL PL SE
11 records

Highlight

Protection expired

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Van Engelen Zaden BV (NL)

DK FR NL SE
5 records

Esga

Protection expired

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Stacja Hodowli Roślin sp. z o.o. w Kowrozie

HR IT PL SI
5 records

Goldrich

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Washington State University Research Foundation (US)

CZ FR RO UA
8 records

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

HU RO SK UA
6 records

Dichter

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GmbH&Co.KG

LT NL
6 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ES FR HU SI
6 records

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Nunhems BV (NL)

ES HR NL PL
5 records

Alice

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Secobra Saatzucht

AT DE EE PL
5 records

Bartissimo

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

DK HU PL SI
5 records

Lilium L. · Lily

WIM VLETTER

BE DE FR NL
6 records

Bojan

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

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

CZ PL
7 records

Renovac

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

RAGT 2n

ES FR
7 records

Figgjo

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Landbruks- og matdepartementet, N - 0030 Oslo

FI SE
7 records

Logique

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Limagrain Verneuil Holding (FR)

DE FR
7 records

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