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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

Zoltán Bedő^^^László Láng^^^Ottó Veisz^^^Gyula Vida^^^Ildikó Karsai^^^Mariann Rákszegi^^^Klára Mészáros

HU
7 records

Noria

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

GIE Semunion Recherches (FR)

FR
10 records

Rosa L. · Rose

MEILLAND INTERNACIONAL

FR
5 records

M 7

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

NL
8 records

Mainstar

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Stuart Gowers, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

FR
7 records

Macauck

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Samuel McGredy

FR
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Samuel McGredy

IE
5 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Breeding Rights B.V.

NL
5 records

Leo

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Mc Gill University

NL
7 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE
5 records

Kosmaj

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Vasiljevic Sanja, Karagic Dura, Mihailovic Vojislav,

UA
10 records

Kolamaz

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Kolster Peter R.

NL
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes / Tim-Hermann Kordes / Margarita Kordes in Fa. W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE
5 records

Kwanza

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
5 records

Kugotia

Active

Clematis L. · Clematis

Kuijf, H. J. M.|Mennonjetenbuut 116A, 1427 B.C. Ulthoom, Netherlands

NL
5 records

Katahdin

Active

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Michigan State University

UA
7 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes, W. Kordes' Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE
5 records

Kaiser

Active

Clematis L. · Clematis

Miyazaki Kazushi

PL
5 records

Itaka

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
9 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Dirk Decherf

UA
10 records

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