An early, extremely winter‑hard and high‑quality bread wheat with the highest protein yield among winter wheats. A awned variety developed for northern conditions.
Turanus is an early‑maturing variety.
Although Turanus is among the earliest varieties, it is still very high yielding. Its protein yield is the highest of all winter wheat varieties (Finnish official trials 2015–2022).
Turanus is a well‑balanced milling‑quality bread wheat. It has:
Baking quality results (Finland official trials 2021):
In Austria, Turanus is classified as Class B bread wheat.
Turanus has a long but lodging‑resistant stem.
Turanus has shown no disease‑resistance weaknesses in trials.
Turanus is extremely winter hardy. Its winter damage percentage has been among the lowest in official trials. It also showed the lowest incidence of snow mould among winter wheats (2015–2022).
Breeder: Saatzucht Donau Rights in Finland: Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd — Nordic expertise in breeding for northern conditions Added to the Finnish National List: 2023
Source: Official Variety Trials 2017–2024, px.luke.fi
Official variety trials 2017 – 2024, px.luke.fi, (M) = Standard variety
Plant Breeder
Winter wheat, rye
