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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.

Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba · Ice plant

Oudshoorn Hubertus Gerardus

4 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Luby, James / University of Minnesota

5 records

Meringue

Active

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Blom Arie

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Reinhard Noack

4 records

Minall2

Active

Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. · Ninebark

Pineau Patrick

4 records

Milaperl

Active

Lagerstroemia indica L. · Crape myrtle

Piero Frangi, Fondazione Minoprio

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland International

4 records

Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba · Ice plant

Oudshoorn Hubertus Gerardus

4 records

Micjur01

Active

Magnolia L. · Magnolia

Mark Jury

4 records

MUNN 001

Active

Acer shirasawanum Koidz. · Golden full-moon maple

Munn, Carl

4 records

Nzcone

Active

Begonia boliviensis A. DC. · Bolivian begonia

New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd

4 records

Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A. Gray) W. L. Wagner & Hoch · Lindheimer's beeblossom

Graham N. Brown

4 records

Lice

Active

Ceratostigma willmottianum Stapf. · Chinese-plumbago

Peter Catt

4 records

Leikvin

Active

Agrostis capillaris L. · Common bent

Landbruks- og matdepartementet, N - 0030 Oslo

5 records

Mandarin

Active

Lonicera L. · Honeysuckle

University of British Columbia

4 records

LC NO7

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Schoemaker Alex Frederick

4 records

Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) I. M. Johnst. · Siberian bugloss

Walters Gardens Inc

5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland Alain A.|Antibes, FR

4 records

Marlon

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

WILHELM-ALEXANDER KORDES

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

WILHELM-ALEXANDER KORDES

4 records

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