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 an adaptable hard feed winter wheat variety. 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 2025
Click the link below to access the latest AHDB harvest results for 2025.
Key Performance Statistics
GLEAM is no longer on the AHDB Recommended List. Here is the data from Recommended List 2025/26.
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 | 87 | 0 |
| GRAHAM | 7 | 8 | 89 | -1 |
| LG Typhoon | 7 | 7 | 86 | +2 |
Yield
| Untreated yield | UK Treated Yield* | Eastern Yield* | Western Yield* | Northern Yield* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | 78 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 104 |
| GRAHAM | 86 | 102 | 102 | 105 | 104 |
| LG Typhoon | 87 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 103 |
* % treated control
Grain quality
| Endosperm texture | Protein content (%) | Hagberg Falling Number | Specific Weight (kg/hl) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLEAM | Hard | 10.6 | 221 | 77.1 |
| GRAHAM | Hard | 10.8 | 278 | 77.8 |
| LG Typhoon | Hard | 10.6 | 165 | 77.4 |
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 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | - |
| LG Typhoon | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7.2 | 5 | 6 | R |
Source: AHDB Recommended List 2025/26
Breeders Insight
Hard feed with early maturity and OWBM resistance. Good straw strength and consistent performance are attractive traits.
Kathryn Hamlen
