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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.

Hach 1

Active

Ilex x meserveae S. Y. Hu · Meserve holly

Holger Hachmann

4 records

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Wilfried Oltmanns

4 records

Glitter

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

Galaxy

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

Gold Bar

Active

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

Smith Michael Vern|Scappoose, OR 97056 / Horn Maurice|Portland, OR 97215 / Christy Scott|Scappoose, OR 97056

4 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

4 records

Helleborus L. · Christmas Rose

David Tristram

4 records

Harflow

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Harkness, Robert|Mougins, France

5 records

Abelia x grandiflora Rehder · Glossy abelia

Randall Dale Lindsey

4 records

JWW1

Active

Viburnum plicatum Thunb. · Japanese snowball

Wezelenburg Jan-Willem

4 records

Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet · Oxeye sunflower

Silvia Hofmann

5 records

indybra

Active

Lagerstroemia indica L. · Crape myrtle

Lagerstroemia S.A.R.L.

4 records

Gotham

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

4 records

Hopaline

Protection expired

Hydrangea L. · Hydrangea

Jacobus Gerardus Hofstede|Wilhelmus Jacobus Gerardus Hofstede

4 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

van Huylenbroeck Johan

4 records

Ilvobo

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

van Huylenbroeck Johan

4 records

EMPMIS01

Active

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

Empho B.V.^^^Hogendoorn Holland B.V.

4 records

HPOPR018

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Plant Select N.V.

4 records

Howw

Active

Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer · Dog-hobble

ROBERT H. HEAD|WILLAM A HEAD|LISA JONES HEAD

4 records

El Divo

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Nicolaas Aloysius Maria Mak

6 records

Euonymus japonicus Thunb. · Japanese spindle

Van Heesbeen Cultures B.V.

4 records

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