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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.

Mewa

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

LV PL
7 records

Kasimir

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT LV SE
5 records

Kuga

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

EE LT SK UA
5 records

Jules Verne

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

VOORT| C.A. van der Voort

BE DE FR PL
4 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

PL UA
6 records

ES Angel

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Thomas Foubert

BG IT RO UA
4 records

Graf

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

AT HU LT SK
4 records

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Monsanto Technology LLC (US)/Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

FR UA
5 records

Buko

Active

Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham · Field mustard

KWS| KWS SAAT AG

BE DE FR
5 records

Chelsi

Terminated

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

CAUSSADE| Caussade Semences (Societe Anonyme a Directoire)

DE FR
7 records

Sana

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

HR SK
6 records

Teicis

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Skriveri Research Centre

LT LV
6 records

Kufuga

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

BE DE
6 records

Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

IT UA
6 records

Garance

Terminated

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

GIE de Recherche Europeenne sur les Gazons (FR)

DE FR
6 records

Kobra Plus

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

LV PL
7 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

FR NL
7 records

Casero

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Carneau Freres SA (FR)

DE FR
5 records

Barbitol

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Barenbrug Holland B.V.

DE NL
5 records

Ribes uva-crispa L. · Gooseberry

CZ NL SI
9 records

Viki

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Selgen, a.s. Vyzkumne centrum SELTON, s.r.o.

SK
9 records

Alampur

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

APSOVSEMENTI S.P.A.

FR IT
6 records

Teeny

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser Aps (DK)

DK FR SE
4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Rosen-Tantau Mathias Tantau Nachfolger

DE NL PL
4 records

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