An early and high‑quality six‑row barley. Vertti combines earliness, a very strong stem, good disease resistance and excellent grain quality — reliable in northern conditions.
Vertti is a very early six‑row barley.
Considering its earliness, Vertti is high‑yielding. Grain quality is among the best of all early barley varieties, with:
Protein content is average, while protein yield and starch content are slightly above average.
Vertti is suitable for feed use.
Vertti has a very strong stem. The straw is slightly shorter and significantly stronger than in other early six‑row varieties.
Vertti performs well across different zones and soil types, although not recommended for drought‑prone fields. It also tolerates soil acidity. Suitable for zones I–IV in Finland and performs best on fields with good moisture conditions.
Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd Line number: BOR 10572 Added to the National List: 2015
Early six‑row barley varieties. Source: Official Variety Trials 2017–2024, px.luke.fi, (M) = control variety
Official variety trials 2017 – 2024, px.luke.fi, (M) = Standard variety
Plant Breeder
Forage grasses, six-row barley
