BOR Leivo

Winter‑hard BOR Leivo raises the baking quality of winter wheats to a new level. A well‑balanced variety with no weaknesses, developed through Boreal’s Nordic expertise in breeding for northern conditions.

BOR Leivo is one of the earliest winter wheat varieties. Its growth duration is more than two days shorter than that of the control variety Ceylon.

Considering its earliness, BOR Leivo has a good yield level. In Finnish official variety trials (2017–2024), BOR Leivo was 1% higher yielding than Ceylon.

BOR Leivo meets millers’ demand for a high‑quality autumn‑sown milling wheat. In Finnish official variety trials, all baking quality measurements gave excellent results:

  • high falling number
  • excellent gluten quality
  • dough with strong tolerance to mixing and stretching

BOR Leivo has a high protein content relative to its yield level, and both hectoliter weight and thousand kernel weight are good. Suitable for milling wheat and feed use.

BOR Leivo has a strong stem. Stem length is slightly above average.

BOR Leivo has shown no weaknesses in disease resistance in trials.

BOR Leivo is among the best winter wheat varieties in terms of winter survival. It has been more winter hardy than Ceylon in trials.

Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd — Nordic breeding expertise for northern conditions
Line number: BOR 16210
Added to the National List of Varieties: 2024

Source: Official Variety Trials 2017–2024, px.luke.fi

Variety comparison

Variety Yield (kg/ha) Kasvuaika (vrk) Intended Use Protein (%)
BOR Sävel 5,533 95 milling wheat, feed 14,1
BOR Sinetti 5,652 99 milling wheat, feed 13,4
BOR Vuokko 5,236 93 milling wheat, feed 14,4
BOR Helga 5,562 94 milling wheat, feed 14.1
BOR Leivo 6,984 325 milling wheat, feed 12.2
Turanus 6,866 325 milling wheat, feed 12.9
Hilkka 5,042 93 milling wheat, feed 14.1
Iisakki 4,963 91 feed 15.3
Leidi milling wheat, feed
Botnica 6,115 milling wheat, feed 1.6
Helmi 5,322 93 milling wheat, feed 14.6
Jaarli 5,592 99 milling wheat, feed 13.9
Quarna 5,791 103 milling wheat, feed 15.4

Lähde: Viralliset lajikekokeet 2018 – 2025, px.luke.fi, (M) = Mittarilajike

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Esa Teperi

Esa Teperi

Plant Breeder

Winter wheat, rye

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