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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.

Rosa L. · Rose

Hans-Juergen Evers

DE
4 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Niels Johannes Cornelis

NL
4 records

Tempodur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT
5 records

Tequilla

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Grass G.I.E.

PT
5 records

Swan

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

NL
5 records

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Molnar Janosne / Toth Sandorne dr. Hubai Erzsebet / Breznyik Katalin

HU
5 records

Sunbor

Active

Brassica oleracea L. (Curly kale Group) · Curly kale

BEJO ZADEN

NL
5 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Schenk Pieter Cornelis|Wieringerwerf, NL

NL
4 records

SU Casparus

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

NORDSAAT SAATZUCHT

DE
5 records

Sodrė

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

Smolinka

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

RESPUBLIKANSKOE NAUCHNO-PROIZVODSTVENNOE DOCHERNEE UNITARNOE PREDPRITIE «INSTITUT PLODOVODSTVA»

EE
5 records

Sokal

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Caussade Semences SA (FR)

FR
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Caussade Semences SA (FR)

FR
5 records

Simchoca

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Nola Simpson (NZ)

FR
4 records

Shogun

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SZB Polska Sp.z o.o. Sp.j.

PL
7 records

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

FR
7 records

Sequoïa

Application submitted

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Washington State University

FR
5 records

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Peak Plant Genetics, LLC & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

CZ
4 records

Salsa

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

PLANT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V.

NL
10 records

Sambadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT
5 records

Ross

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Germinal Holdings Ltd., U.K.

IE
5 records

Rosabel

Active

Bromus catharticus Vahl · Rescue grass

RAGT SA (FR)

FR
6 records

Rubis

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Jouffray-Drillaud SA (FR)

FR
6 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
5 records

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