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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.

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

AGRIPRO BIOSCIENCES

IT
7 records

Clematis L. · Clematis

van Zoest Jan

3 records

WAH 08AG

Active

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu et Cheng · Dawn redwood

William A. Head

4 records

Astrantia major L. · Masterwort

Jacobus R. de Jong

3 records

KM-MM024

Active

Euphorbia L. · Spurge

Miner Keith A. / Miner Jennifer Dixson

3 records

Ata-baba

Active

Corylus avellana L. · Common hazel

Narodne nadbannia

UA
3 records

Hibiscus L. · Hibiscus

Roderick I. Woods

3 records

Dianthus x allwoodii hort. · Allwood pink

Whetman Pinks

3 records

JFS KW78

Active

Acer rubrum L. · Red maple

Warren Keith S.

3 records

Lantana camara L. · Lantana

ZHANAO DENG

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

EVERS CHRISTIAN

3 records

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Smits, Edwin Johannes A.

3 records

Campanula glomerata L. · Clustered bellflower

van der Zwet, Alexius Joannes J.

3 records

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

Zuikevich Alexander

4 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

MICHAEL A DIRR

4 records

Lagerstroemia L. · Crape Myrtle

Michael Dirr

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm-Alexander Kordes, Tim-Hermann Kordes, John-Vincent Kordes

3 records

Sedum L. · Ice Plant

Gossett Gary J.|Portland, OR, US

3 records

Malus Mill. · Apple

Warren Keith S.

6 records

Cornus kousa Burger ex Hance · Kousa dogwood

Thomas J. Molnar^^^John M. Capik

3 records

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Andreas Gertz

SK UA
4 records

Dianthus L. · Carnation

DIANTHUS S.S. (IT)

FR IT
2 records

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