Variety Overview
End-use group: Hard Group 4
Market options: Livestock feed
Soil preference: Suitable for all soil types
Regional positioning: Performs well in all regions
Parentage: KWS Kielder x Hereford
Latest safe sowing date: Wide drilling window, suitable from 1st September to mid-February
Key features: GLEAM is a high-yielding, hard feed winter wheat variety that is adaptable. It performs in all rotational positions with a wide drilling window. GLEAM has a strong agronomic profile with stiff straw, good grain quality and orange wheat blossom midge resistance.
Latest harvest results 2024
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Key Performance Statistics
We've compared GLEAM with a couple of varieties on the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 and shared some key statistics we think you'll be interested in. Download the variety sheet for some more in depth information you can carry with you everywhere.
Agronomic features
Resistance to lodging no PGR (1-9) | Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) | Straw height without PGR (cm) | Ripening (days +/- Skyfall) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | 7 | 7 | 89 | 0 |
| GRAHAM | 7 | 8 | 91 | -1 |
| LG Typhoon | 7 | 7 | 88 | +2 |
Yield
| Untreated yield | UK Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | 80 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| GRAHAM | 89 | 102 | 101 | 104 | 102 |
| LG Typhoon | 89 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 101 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
| Endosperm texture | Protein content (%) | Hagberg Falling Number | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | Hard | 10.9 | 215 | 76.9 |
| GRAHAM | Hard | 11 | 271 | 77.7 |
| LG Typhoon | Hard | 10.8 | 164 | 77.1 |
Disease profile
Mildew (1-9) | Yellow rust (1-9) | Brown rust (1-9) | Septoria tritici 3 year (1-9) | Eyespot (1-9) | Fusarium | OWBM Resistance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | R |
| GRAHAM | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6.6 | 4 | 6 | - |
| LG Typhoon | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7.2 | 5 | 6 | R |
Source: AHDB Recommended List 2022/23
Breeding insight
High yielding hard feed with excellent yield and strong disease resistance. Early maturity and OWBM resistance are welcome benefits. Good straw strength and consistent performance are attractive traits. Matthew Bull
Agronomy Insights
GLEAM is a popular hard group 4 which has demonstrated excellent stability across a range of scenarios.
One feature which allows GLEAM to deliver in more marginal scenarios, such as second wheats and delayed drilling is its tillering.
The variety is relatively slow to stem extension which means it puts a lot of resource into tiller production. It is then able to retain a high proportion of those tillers throughout the season to build yield.
