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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.

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Thomas Braun

FR NL
20 records

Rosa L. · Rose

HANS JURGEN EVERS (T)

13 records

LG Zebra

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain UK

AT BE BG DE HU IT +3
22 records

Lennox

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube, D

EE FI FR LT LU PL +1
22 records

Preval

Active

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Zelder Holland(NL)

CZ DE FI FR LU NL +3
22 records

Pradel

Active

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Station des Recherches Agronomiques Changins RAC and DSP Ltd.

AT CZ DE HR LU NL +3
19 records

Van

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Sagaplant AS, N-3812 Akkerhaugen

CZ ES FR HU NL PL +3
28 records

Promesse

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

VEREDELINGSBERIJF

EE FR LT LU LV NL +2
17 records

Bariris

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

H.J.M. Barenbrug

CZ DE HR HU NL PL +2
17 records

Jonagold

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Station de Geneva (US)

CZ ES FR HU NL PL +2
22 records

Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. · Tufted hairgrass

H.J.M. Barenbrug

CZ DE EE FR HU NL +2
17 records

Triamant

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

SCHINKEL| Dr. Burkhard Schinkel in Fa. KWS LOCHOW GMBH

AT CZ DE FR LT NL +1
17 records

Korlingo

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

BE DE DK ES FR IT +1
12 records

Bel-El

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

WOUTERS| Kris Wouters

BE CZ DE FR HU NL +1
22 records

Barbian

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

PIET ARTS

CZ DK ES HR HU NL +1
14 records

Akratos

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH & Co. KG, D- 38387 Sollingen

EE FR HR LT SE UA
14 records

Evora

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

Edhar Venken

CZ DE NL PL SK UA
14 records

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA

CZ HU NL PL SK UA
26 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Rosen-Tantau Mathias Tantau Nachfolger

DE FR IT NL PL
13 records

Lofa

Active

x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium

SS Hladkè Zivotico S.R.O.

CZ EE HR RO SK
16 records

Sabrosa

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

PLANTAS DE NAVARRA, S.A.(PLANASA)

ES NL PL UA
20 records

BP 1

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

NL UA
17 records

Radrazz

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

William J. Radler (US)

FR
12 records

Erika

Active

Rubus idaeus L. · Red raspberry

PITITTO, Antonio GADLER, Luigi DE SALVADOR, Flavio Roberto

NL
14 records

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