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Variety traits

Grapevine Winter Hardiness

Vitis vinifera L.

The complex ability of grapevines to withstand adverse winter conditions, including frost, thaws, and desiccation, as measured by the survival of buds and tissues.

In the reference 35 varieties crop Common grape vine, where this is mentioned in the description.

Grapevine winter hardiness encompasses resistance to the entire spectrum of winter stresses, whereas frost resistance is limited to the ability to withstand low temperatures. A critical metric for breeding and cultivar evaluation is LT50, the temperature at which 50% of the vine's primary buds are killed.

Hardiness assessment is conducted through both field observations of bud survival and laboratory freezing of cuttings or electrical conductivity analysis of tissues. Modern multi-resistant cultivars are capable of withstanding frosts down to -22...-27°C, though actual winter hardiness depends heavily on the quality of cane maturation, carbohydrate accumulation, and the overall condition of the vine before entering dormancy.

Low winter hardiness necessitates covering grapevines for the winter to prevent the death of buds and above-ground organs. Poor agricultural practices, including overcropping and untimely fertilization, significantly reduce the plant's resistance to the complex of adverse factors during the winter period.

General information about the subject — on the page Winter hardiness.

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Varieties of Common grape vine mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Bia B

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Simone Diego Castellarin^^^Guido Cipriani^^^Michele Morgante^^^Enrico Peterlunger^^^Raffaele Testolin^^^Gabriele Di Gaspero

1 record

Cinsault

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Prista

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Zdravko Zankov, Ivan Todorov, Dimitar Mitev

BG
1 record

Serena

Terminated

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Prof. Dr. H. Becker

DE
1 record

Domina

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

AKTIONSGEMEINSCHAFT| Aktionsgemeinschaft zur Erhaltung von Rebsorten e.V. im DLR Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrueck

DE
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Molchanova IUliia Vasylivna, Salii Olena Vasylivna, Herus Liudmyla Vasylivna, Kovalova Iryna Anatoliivna, Bankovska Mariia Hryhorivna, Tulaieva Maiia Ivanivna, Vlasov Viacheslav Vsevolodovych,

UA
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Valentin Blattner-Haefeli und Frau Silvia

DE
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Norbert Becker im Staatl. Weinbauinstitut

DE
2 records

Durif

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR
1 record

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Bernd H.E. Hill c/o Staatl. Lehr-u.VA für Wein und Obstbau, Ref. Rebenzüchtung

DE
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Herus Liudmyla Vasylivna, Muliukina Nina Anatoliivna, Kovalova Iryna Anatoliivna, Chisnikov Vitalii Stepanovych, Tulaieva Maiia Ivanivna, Vlasov Viacheslav Vsevolodovych,

UA
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Kostiuk Oleksii Nikiforovych, Dokuchaieva IEvheniia Mykolaivna, Tsebrii Mykhailo Petrovych, Aivazian Petros Karapetovych,

UA
1 record

Fidelio

Application submitted

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Prof. Dr. H. Becker

DE
4 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Hochschule Geisenheim Institut fuer Rebenzuechtung

DE
2 records

Bacchus

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

AKTIONSGEMEINSCHAFT| Aktionsgemeinschaft zur Erhaltung von Rebsorten e.V. im DLR Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrueck

DE
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Dr. Bernd H.E. Hill c/o Staatl. Lehr-u.VA für Wein und Obstbau, Ref. Rebenzüchtung

DE
2 records

Tangra

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Ivan Todorov, Galina Dyakova

BG
2 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Sun World International, Inc (US)

FR
1 record