winterkilled
Frozen to death
Winterkilled describes plants or crops that have died from winter conditions—extreme cold, frost heaving, ice encasement, or desiccation.
The term appears mainly in agricultural and gardening contexts: Half the wheat crop was winterkilled.
The roses looked winterkilled but sent up new shoots in April.
The noun winterkill names both the phenomenon and its result.
Thin ice coating
- hoarfrostFrozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
frostwork · black frost · hard freeze · killing frost · frost heave · frost damage · frozen ground · permafrost
Plant tissue dying progressively
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- heavingMoving up and down
- crown rotFungal disease at stem base
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
Forage crop legume
- perennialRecurring each year
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- dormancySuspended biological activity
cold tolerance · cover crop · tender plants · clover · replanting · winterhardiness
When fields yield nothing
- replantSet in earth again
- insurance claimDemand for policy payment
- crop insuranceProtection against agricultural losses
- economic impactFinancial consequence of events
poor yield · total loss · partial loss · damage assessment · field inspection · salvage · write-off
frost
Thin ice coating
ice crystals · frostwork · black frost · hard freeze · killing frost · frost heave · frost damage · frozen ground · permafrost · cold snap
dieback
Plant tissue dying progressively
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- heavingMoving up and down
- crown rotFungal disease at stem base
alfalfa
Forage crop legume
- perennialRecurring each year
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
dormancy · cold tolerance · cover crop · tender plants · clover · replanting · winterhardiness
crop failure
When fields yield nothing
- replantSet in earth again
- insurance claimDemand for policy payment
- crop insuranceProtection against agricultural losses
economic impact · poor yield · total loss · partial loss · damage assessment · field inspection · salvage · write-off
winterkilledoverwintered
Survived the cold season
cold-hardy · established · thriving · survived · frost-resistant