The hulless trait is expressed well in southern Idaho. Ajay is well adapted to irrigated production in southern Idaho. Ajay combines short straw and very good lodging resistance with shattering resistance, satisfactory yield, test weight, groat percentage and maturity. Kernel appearance is not as attractive as Monida and Otana. Border has excellent yields under irrigation in Wyoming.
Border has low protein and a fair test weight.
Border is moderately susceptible to gray speck based on Bonners Ferry data for 1977. It is susceptible to stem rust and moderately susceptible to barley yellow dwarf. Calibre A relativley tall, high-yielding, midseason variety released by the University of Saskatchewan in 1983. Calibre has good test weight and groat content. It is similar to Otana in height.