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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.

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
5 records

Romark

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

NL
6 records

Rafiki

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Sejet Planteforaedling I,S

DK
6 records

Redhead

Active

Trifolium incarnatum L. · Crimson clover

SELGEN A.S

DE
5 records

Randy

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SCHREMS HEINRICH

UA
6 records

Primaya

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
7 records

Lilium L. · Lily

The Originals BV, The Originals BV

NL
6 records

Predehin

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

Theo Adrianus Segers

PL
4 records

Prim 19

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Stoppel Peter

DE
4 records

POULbota

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

PL
4 records

Pennant II

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PROSEEDS MARKETING

IT
4 records

Panaro 2

Active

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Universita degli Studi di Bologna (IT)/C.R.P.V. Centro Ricerche Produzioni Vegetali - Societa Coop. (IT)

FR
6 records

Palco

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

NUNHEMS

NL
4 records

Orinoko

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
7 records

Orione

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Apsovsementi, I

IT
6 records

Nemuniai

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC)

LT
5 records

Natchez

Active

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

University of Arkansas, USA

UA
7 records

Nigella

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

DLF Seeds A/S

DE
6 records

Monolit

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

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

PL
5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Alain Antoine Meilland

FR
4 records

Molva

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

FAL Station de Recherche Agronomique Federale (CH)

FR
5 records

Meidarin

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland International S.A.

FR
4 records

Melpaula

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

DE
5 records

Magres

Active

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

PENDING

NL
4 records

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