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Helmi ^BOR

A high‑quality milling wheat with very high yield potential and excellent suitability for baking industry processes.

Helmi is a very early variety.

Helmi has extremely high yield potential. In Finnish official trials (2015–2016):

the highest‑yielding early spring wheat at nearly all trial sites
in Zone III, Helmi is the highest yielding
it begins to outperform other early varieties already in Zone II

Helmi is a high‑quality milling wheat well suited for baking processes. Baking‑quality performance:

good gluten extensibility
excellent gluten strength
good grain size and hectoliter weight
good protein content

Helmi is a milling wheat.

Helmi has a very strong stem. Straw length is medium.

Helmi has average disease resistance among early wheat varieties. A fungicide spray at heading improves both yield and quality. Boreal cultivation trials (2017) showed that fungicide applications:

significantly improved hectoliter weight
increased thousand kernel weight

Helmi is recommended for zones I–IV in Finland. It also performs well on clay soils and shows good adaptability under variable conditions.

Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd
Line number: BOR 09004
Added to National List: 2017

Source: Official Variety Trials 2017–2024

Variety comparison

Variety	Growth Duration	Yield (kg/ha)	Intended Use	Protein (%)
BOR Helga	94	5,562	milling wheat, feed	14.1
Hilkka	93	5,042	milling wheat, feed	14.1
Iisakki	91	4,963	feed	15.3
Leidi			milling wheat, feed
Helmi	93	5,322	milling wheat, feed	14.6
Jaarli	99	5,592	milling wheat, feed	13.9
Quarna	103	5,791	milling wheat, feed	15.4