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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.

Edvins

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Vija Strazdina, Maija Ceraukste, SPP State Stende Cereals Breeding Institute

EE LT LV
8 records

Eagle

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht

CZ DE LT
7 records

Aureline

Terminated

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

DE FR NL
6 records

Ankori

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

W.KORDES'SOHNE

DE ES IT
5 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

RAGT 2n, FR

DE DK FR
6 records

Caïus

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

S.A.CARNEAU

DE FR IT
7 records

Crusador

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

DK FR PL
5 records

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Kurt Kramer

DE NL PL
5 records

Berkeley

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

NL PL SI
6 records

Claudius

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

AT CZ LU
6 records

Aventino

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DE FR NL
9 records

Casare

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

SEMENCES DE FRANCE

DE FR NL
7 records

Barborka

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Oseva Uni a.s.

CZ PL SK
6 records

Argument

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAATZUCHT STRENG-ENGELEN GMBH&CO. KG

EE PL
8 records

Astrix

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAS FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE and FILS

ES FR IT
7 records

Aquila

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Reinhard Hemker

CZ IE UA
6 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

RAGT 2n, FR

CZ FR UA
10 records

Vulpera

Active

Alopecurus pratensis L. · Meadow foxtail

Eidgen. Forschungsanstalt für Agrarökologie und Landbau Zürich-Reckenholz

AT DE
7 records

Valtod

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

TODD CAMERON

CZ NL
10 records

Zagadka

Active

Ribes nigrum L. · Blackcurrant

VSEROSSIJSKIJ SELEKCZIONNO-TEXNOLOGICHESKIJ INSTITUT SADOVODSTVA I PITOMNIKOVODSTVA

EE LT
6 records

Amelio

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Serasem, FR

ES FR HR
7 records

Wilejka

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

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

LT PL
8 records

Thulana

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Proplant AG

HU NL
9 records

Torpeda

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

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

LT PL
8 records

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