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KWS UK2019 Variety Guide

ContentINTRODUCTION 04

WHEAT 06Winter Wheat 07Wheat demand 07Group 1 08Group 2 10Group 3 13Soft Group 4 18Hard Group 4 21

Winter Wheat Candidates 26

Spring Wheat 27Group 2 27

Group 4 Hard 28High Protein Quality Wheats 30Wheat Optimum Drilling Times 31Sowing for Peak Performance 32

BARLEY 36Winter Barley 37Winter barley warrants greater consideration 37Two Row Feed 38BYDV Tolerance 42Six Rows 43Winter Barley Candidates 47Spring Barley 48Two Row Malting 48

OILSEED RAPE 52Winter Oilseed Rape 53Oilseed Rape markets 53Recommended For The UK 54Recommended For The E/W 56Recommended For The North 58

Other Oilseed Rape Varieties 60OSR Optimum Drilling Times 61The Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP) 62

HYBRID RYE 66 Hybrid Rye: the cereal with much to offer! 67Hybrid Rye varieties 68

OATS 71Spring Oats 72

PEAS 74Peas 75Yellow Pea 75Large Blue Pea 75

SUGAR BEET 76Sugar beet varieties 77Energy beet/ Feed beet varieties 80

MAIZE 82KWS Maize Demonstration Site 83

MORE INFORMATION 86

KEY CONTACTS 87

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Introduction

The KWS Variety Guide is a catalogue of cereals, oilseeds, hybrid rye, peas and sugar beet varieties.

If you have any questions, or would like any further

information on our varieties, please do not hesitate to

contact the KWS UK team. (see back page for details).

The guide is intended to give growers and professional advisers the information needed to guide variety choice based on market suitability, regional performance and some of the practical aspects of management that determine how a variety performs on farm.

New this year is some extra literature to help guide more specific choices, such as end-user requirements of the various market groups, how factors such as drilling date can influence performance, what makes for a good ‘late driller’ and how new developments in plant breeding such as tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) works and what it offers growers. All figures in the guide are sourced from the AHDB 2019/20 Recommended List, unless otherwise indicated.

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Demand

BreadGroups 1&2

Distilling Groups 3&4

BiscuitGroup 3

EthanolStarch, Food Groups 3&s4

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Each year in the UK, flour millers use some 5 million tonnes of wheat to produce over 4 million tonnes of flour, with approximately 60% used for bread making. Pre-packed flour, as seen on supermarket shelves constitutes approximately 4% of the market. Approximately 5.5% of production is exported annually. Other users of flour include the biscuit and cake industries, starch manufacturers and food ingredients companies. (Data Source: nabim). Export and feed make up the balance of the UK wheat crop destination.

Wheat demand

WHEAT

Varieties featuring the “Cereals Event” logo can be seen at the KWS UK stand: 424

12th - 13th June 2019www.cerealsevent.co.uk

KWS TRINITY

Details Comments

Group 1 A sound Group 1 that sits in the middle of the group and yields just 3% behind KWS Zyatt. It is slightly later to mature than either KWS Zyatt or Skyfall making a good partner variety to help spread harvest. A specific weight of 77.8 kg/hl, a HFN of 343 seconds – the highest of any variety on the Recommended List – and a milling specification protein of 12.8%. A consistent performer across the seasons and soil types with an above average speed of movement to growth stage 31 in the October and November sowing position. Excellent resistance to sprouting in a wet harvest and good resistance to mildew, yellow and brown rust complete the package.

Year Listed 2015

Treated Yield 98%

Parentage(Grafton x Einstein) x Timaru

SPECIFICATION

Group 1 Specs

ukp Specs

Protein 13%11.0%

- 13.0%

HFN 250 250

Specific weight (kg/hl)

76.0 76.0

Max. moisture content (%)

15% 14%

Max. admix 2% 2%

W - Min. 170

P/L - Max. 0.9

KWS ZYATT

Details

Group Year Listed UK treated yield Parentage

1 2017 101%Hereford x

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Comments

KWS Zyatt is the highest yielding Group 1 on the Recommended List. In independent baking trials and commercial experience it has shown excellent protein functionality and its versatility makes it suitable to for a wide range of bread products. A specific weight of 78.3 kg/hl, a HFN of 283 seconds and a milling specification protein of 13.2%, which combined with its group-leading yield across all regions and its UKP status as an export-approved variety, is what makes KWS Zyatt the leading Group 1 wheat.

At 86% of treated controls, KWS Zyatt has the highest untreated yield of all Group 1 varieties. Its combination of excellent all-round disease resistances, including a score of 6.4 for Septoria tritici, an 8 for yellow rust and a 7 for eyespot combine to make it a compelling variety proposition. At 101% it is the only Group 1 to yield in excess of the control grown as a second wheat which combined with its disease resistance, stiff straw and mid-maturity make it the stand-out variety for both the first and second wheat position.


Group 1 Varieties

Group 1

Wheat varieties within this sector are those that are used by millers for breadmaking and give a year-on-year consistent milling and baking performance. They will achieve a premium if they meet specified quality requirements of 13% protein, 250s Hagberg Falling Number and 76kg/hl specific weight. Premiums for lower specification Group 1s (so called low protein low HFN contracts) may be available – it’s always best to check with your local market on their precise requirements.

KWS EXTASE

Details


2 2019 101% Boisseau x Solheio

Comments

Arguably the most exciting variety to come on to the Recommended List since the turn of the millennium, KWS Extase represents a new generation of wheats that combine market value, high yield and outstanding disease resistance.

A specific weight of 78.6 kg/hl, a HFN of 307 seconds – the highest score for both characteristics of any Group 2 variety on the Recommended List – and a milling specification protein of 12.6% make it the outstanding choice in this market group. It is also the only Group 2 variety to be supported by a buy-back contract for full milling specification through to culinary flour from a national miller.

Its exceptional untreated yield of 95% of treated controls is 7% ahead of the next best-performing variety and owes much to its unprecedented resistance to Septoria tritici, for which it has a score of 8.1 – the highest score ever awarded to a variety – a 9 for yellow rust and a 7 for brown rust.

KWS Extase is a French-bred quality wheat that is performing well across northern Europe. It brings new genetics to the UK, but just as with Skyfall, it fits well with the conditions we have.

With stiff, strong straw and maturity equal to that of Skyfall and earlier than Group 2 counterpart, KWS Siskin, it will appeal strongly to those in the east and those looking for complementary varieties to spread the harvest workload, while its maturity and good wet-weather disease resistance will support its appeal to those in the west and north.

Its speed of movement through stem extension is faster than average and closer to that of varieties such as Gallant so growers will want to prioritise it ahead of others when planning spring fertiliser schedules.

CORDIALE

Details Comments

Group 2 A well-established and widely respected Group 2 that is probably the best Group 1 we never had. A specific weight of 79.9 kg/hl, a HFN of 335 seconds – only beaten by KWS Trinity – and a milling specification protein of 13.1%. Cordiale is well-known to growers and is a variety that responds well to a robust fungicide programme. It is strong standing thanks to its stiff straw and is early to mature making it an ideal entry for oilseed rape.

Year Listed 2004

Treated Yield No longer on RL

ParentageMalacca x (Reaper x Cadenza)

*Data source: AHDB Recommended List 2018/19


Group 2 Varieties

SPECIFICATION

Group 2 Specs

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Protein 12.5%11.0%

- 13.0%

HFN 250 250

Specific weight (kg/hl)

76.0 76.0

Max. moisture content (%)

15% 14%

Max. admix 2% 2%

W - Min. 170

P/L - Max. 0.9

Group 2

Varieties in Group 2 are routinely used in the bakery for breadmaking, but may also have other bakery applications too, as a result they may have specific end use characteristics which are not suited to all grists. As a result, these varieties are likely to attract varying market prices. Lower protein Group 2 wheats are also widely used by millers, but will attract variable premiums - it’s always best to check with your local market on their precise requirements.

KWS SISKIN

Details


2 2016 102% KWS Sterling x Timaru

Comments

KWS Siskin is one of the most adapted varieties for use in modern farming. With an ultra-wide sowing window, it is the ideal variety for enabling competitive winter cropping and countering black-grass. An impressively strong disease profile and a grain that is widely accepted at all protein levels, KWS Siskin is a versatile variety that fits a range of situations and fills many requirements.

A strong yielder across all regions and consistent across the seasons it is popular as a quality wheat and as a feed. A specific weight of 77.5 kg/hl, a HFN of 300 seconds and a milling specification protein of 12.8% make it an attractive variety for domestic and export markets where the UKP brand is recognised.

Another variety with a strong disease resistance profile KWS Siskin has an untreated yield of 85% of treated controls – close to that of KWS Zyatt – due in large part to strong Septoria tritici and yellow rust resistance for which it scores a 6.7 and a 9 respectively. It is the highest yielding bread-maker in the first and second cereal slot at 102% of controls. Its vigorous growth habit makes it well-suited to later drilling while still offering medium maturity.

This Group contains soft varieties for biscuit, cake and other flours where the main requirement is for soft milling characteristics. Group 3 wheats are unique to the UK, they have inherently lower protein with good extraction rates and good extensibility but not too elastic gluten. At the right specification, UK Group 3s ensure that the nations biscuits are not too chewy, stay the right shape during baking and that the right number of biscuits are produced for each packet. These varieties are uniquely grown in the UK environment and are desired by continental millers for use in biscuit and flatbread production; hence many Group 3 wheats have the UKS brand for export.

In addition, thanks to the lower protein, higher starch ratio of these softer milling types, many Group 3s also have opportunities in the wheat distilling sector.

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KWS LILI

Details Comments

Group 2

A proven variety that has strong straw and is slightly later to mature. A popular variety across all regions due to its yield reliability, UKP export approval and suitability to early drilling. It delivers its best performances in the north where it is 3% higher yielding than in other regions. A specific weight of 77.5 kg/hl, a HFN of 303 seconds and a milling specification protein of 12.4% make it an attractive variety for low-protein domestic and export markets. It has delivered excellent performance on light land and has shown consistent first wheat yields across a range of sites and seasons.

Year Listed 2015

Treated Yield 100%

ParentageKWS Horizon x Timaru

Group 3

SPECIFICATION

Group 3 Specs uks Specs

Protein 11.5% 10.5% - 11.5%

HFN 220 220

Specific weight (kg/hl) 74.0 75.0

Max. moisture content (%) 15% 14%

Max. admix 2% 2%

W - 70 - 120

P/L - Max. 0.55

KWS BASSET

Details Comments

Group 3 A solid and reliable variety across all regions, sites and years, KWS Basset is a UKS export approved variety with orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistance. The highest specific weight of any Group 3 variety at 77.9 kg/hl, a high HFN of 238 seconds and a protein of 11.4% support its reputation for excellent grain quality. KWS Basset has good straw strength and is of average height at 84cm while its disease resistance is average except for Septoria tritici and brown rust, both of which will need watching.

Year Listed 2016

Treated Yield 99%

ParentageCassius x Scout

KWS BARREL

Details Comments

Group 3The second-highest yielding Group 3 variety on the Recommended List and the highest yielding soft wheat variety for the north where it has become firmly established on farm, KWS Barrel is UKS approved and orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistant. A specific weight of 77.3 kg/hl, a HFN of 227 seconds and a milling specification protein of 12.2%. KWS Barrel has a reasonable disease package, except its Septoria tritici, which will need watching. It has delivered its best performances on light land where it is the joint-highest yielding variety on the Recommended List (based on complete data) and also performs well as a second cereal where it yields above the average of controls.

Year Listed 2016

Treated Yield 101%

ParentageBantam x Viscount

Group 3 Varieties


KWS FIREFLY

Details


3 2019 102% Cougar x KWS Rowan

Comments

KWS Firefly is a biscuit wheat with the potential to continue the rejuvenation of the Group 3 sector. Roughly 75% of biscuit wheat is grown in the east of England, but KWS Firefly’s high yields across Great Britain combined with its strong disease resistance and stiff straw will support its appeal in the west and north of England.

It has a specific weight of 75.9 kg/hl and a protein of 11.7%. KWS Firefly has stiffer straw (with or without a PGR) than any other Group 3 variety and at 81cm is the shortest of any variety in this group. KWS Firefly is resistant to orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM).

Its all-round disease resistance is outstanding with a 7.0 for Septoria tritici, a 9 for yellow rust and an 8 for brown rust which support an untreated yield of 86% of treated controls; equal to that of KWS Zyatt. It has maturity similar to that of KWS Barrel and Elicit.

At 248 seconds KWS Firefly has the highest Hagberg Falling Number of any Group 3 variety. It has consistently delivered high HFN across several years of official trials. It has performed strongly in both first and second cereal situations with slightly stronger performances on heavier land. It is suitable for early drilling although its best performances have followed October sowings.


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Fungicide-treated grain yield (% treated control)

United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 101 99 98 97 97 102 101 100 100 102 101 101 99 98

East region (11.2 t/ha) 100 99 98 97 96 102 101 100 100 103 101 101 99 98

West region (11.3 t/ha) 101 99 97 98 97 102 102 100 102 103 100 100 99 97

North region (11.2 t/ha) 99 98 98 94 93 100 [102] 103 [95] [99] 105 102 99 100

Main market options (The specific attributes of varieties are different so, whenever possible, varieties should not be mixed in store)

UK bread-making Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - - - - -

UK biscuit, cake-making - - - - - - - - - Y Y Y Y Y

UK distilling - - - - - - - - - - - Y - [Y]

ukp bread wheat for export Y - - - Y Y [Y] Y [Y] - - - - -

uks soft wheat for export - - - - - - - - - [Y] Y [Y] Y Y

Grain quality

Endosperm texture Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft

Protein content (%) 12.1 12.1 11.8 12.0 12.7 11.7 11.7 11.4 12.2 11.7 11.2 11.5 11.4 11.5

Protein content (%) - Milling spec

13.2 13.3 12.8 13.1 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.4 13.2 12.8 12.2 12.5 12.5 12.6

Hagberg Falling Number 283 293 343 278 281 300 307 303 280 248 227 222 238 237

Specific weight (kg/hl) 78.3 78.6 77.8 77.5 78.3 77.5 78.6 77.5 77.8 75.9 77.3 77.3 77.9 76.4

Chopin alveograph W 183 - [241] - 212 174 186 185 214 88 88 88 89 100

Chopin alveograph P/L 0.6 - [1.0] - 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Untreated grain yield (% treated control)

United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 86 81 76 83 74 85 95 72 77 86 72 82 74 72

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging without PGR (1-9)

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Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9)

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Height without PGR (cm) 83 82 81 88 81 83 89 81 84 81 82 84 84 88

Ripening (days +/- JB Diego, -ve = earlier)

0 +0 +1 +1 +1 +1 -0 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +1

Resistance to sprouting (1-9)

[5] 5 6 [6] 6 [5] - 7 - - [6] [5] [6] 5

Disease resistance

Mildew (1-9) 7 5 8 6 6 8 6 8 5 5 6 6 5 7

Yellow rust (1-9) 8 5 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 8 5

Brown rust (1-9) 6 8 7 6 3 5 7 4 5 8 5 7 5 7

Septoria nodorum (1-9) [6] [6] [6] [6] 6 [7] - [6] - - [5] [6] [6] [6]



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Septoria tritici (1-9) 6.4 5.9 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.7 8.1 5.9 5.7 7.0 4.5 6.0 5.1 5.2

Eyespot (1-9) 7@ 6@ 5 6@ 5 4 [4] 5 [5] [4] 4 4 5 4

Fusarium ear blight (1-9) 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 5 6 7 6 6

Orange wheat blossom midge

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Breeder/UK contact

Breeder KWS RAGT KWS R2n Lim KWS Mom KWS LimEur KWS KWS ElsW KWS Lim

UK contact KWS RAGT KWS RAGT Lim KWS KWS KWS Lim KWS KWS Els KWS Lim

Annual treated yield (% control)

2014 (11.8 t/ha) 102 99 98 97 98 102 - 101 - - 101 - 101 98

2015 (11.9 t/ha) 101 98 98 96 94 103 - 101 - - 102 101 100 98

2016 (10.8 t/ha) 99 97 97 93 96 101 100 101 100 101 102 103 96 99

2017 (11.0 t/ha) 102 99 98 98 97 101 101 100 101 103 102 100 98 97

2018 (10.6 t/ha) 99 99 97 98 97 102 103 99 100 103 100 99 100 98

Rotational position

First cereal (11.6 t/ha) 100 99 98 97 97 102 101 101 100 102 102 101 99 98

Second and more (9.9 t/ha) 101 99 98 97 95 102 101 99 100 101 101 101 99 97

Sowing date (most trials were sown in October)

Early sown (before 15 Sept) (11.2 t/ha)

- 98 98 [97] 96 [[104]] - [[103]] - - 98 [102] 101 99

Late sown (mid-Nov to end-Jan) (10.2 t/ha)

98 97 97 96 94 101 [[102]] 101 [[98]] [[101]] 102 [98] 98 100

Soil type (about 50% of trials are on medium soils)

Light soils (11.1 t/ha) 99 98 97 94 95 100 [103] 102 [98] [102] 103 101 99 100

Heavy soils (11.5 t/ha) 101 99 98 98 97 102 101 101 101 103 101 100 99 98

Agronomic features

Lodging % without PGR 3 1 1 3 2 12 3 2 2 1 2 5 2 9

Lodging % with PGR 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 2 4 1 2 3 1 7

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Speed of development to growth stage 31 (days +/- average)

Early Sept sown -2 -2 -5 +0 +0 -9 [-7] -1 [+3] [-5] +3 [-2] -4 -1

Early Oct sown -2 -3 +3 +3 +1 -5 [-7] +0 [+5] [-2] +3 [+6] +0 +4

Early Nov sown [-2] -1 +1 -1 -1 -3 [-1] +3 [+1] [0] +3 [+1] -3 +0

Status in RL system

Year first listed 17 14 15 16 12 16 19 15 19 19 16 18 16 14

RL status - - * - - - P1 - P1 P1 - P2 - -

KWS JACKAL

Details Comments

Group 4 SoftKWS Jackal is the soft wheat of choice for those who favour early drilling. It performs impressively wherever sown, but it excels in the north and east regions where it will be closest to end-user demand and its SWRI approval supports its appeal to those supplying distilling contacts, for whom it is also a good partner variety to KWS Barrel. It performs strongly as both a first and second cereal and also on light and heavy soils. Its disease resistance is average with an exceptional score for yellow rust of 9, but a Septoria tritici score of 4.9, which will need watching. KWS Jackal carries orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistance.

Year Listed 2018

Treated Yield 102%

ParentageKWS Santiago x KWS W177

LEEDS

Details Comments

Group 4 Soft Leeds is an established soft feed that performs strongly in the north where it has proven popular with growers for its competitive yields and with end users for its positive distilling and UKS approval. Leeds has a high specific weight of 78.1 kg/hl, a HFN of 221 seconds and a protein of 11.3%. Stiff strawed and slightly taller than the average it is a little later to mature than the average, but close to other varieties in this category. Other than excellent resistance to Fusarium ear blight and orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistance it benefits from a robust fungicide programme.

Year Listed 2013

Treated Yield 99%

ParentageIstabraq x Robigus


Soft Group 4 Varieties

Soft Group 4

These are feed varieties that may or may not have additional end use opportunities – some have been tested positive for distilling whilst others may be suitable for soft milling applications on the continental market. It is always worth checking with your local merchant to fully understand the specification your end user customer requires.

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United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 106 104 102 102 102 101 100 99 98 97 97

East region (11.2 t/ha) 106 103 103 103 102 101 100 100 98 98 97

West region (11.3 t/ha) 106 105 101 102 103 101 100 98 97 96 96

North region (11.2 t/ha) [104] [101] 104 103 99 102 100 101 100 98 101

Main market options (The specific attributes of varieties are different so, whenever possible, varieties should not be mixed in store)

UK bread-making - - - - - - - - - - -

UK biscuit, cake-making - - - - - - - - - - -

UK distilling [Y] [Y] [Y] Y - [Y] [Y] [Y] [Y] Y Y

ukp bread wheat for export - - - - - - - - - - -

uks soft wheat for export - - - [Y] Y - - Y Y Y Y

Grain quality

Endosperm texture Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft Soft

Protein content (%) 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.2

Protein content (%) - Milling spec 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.2

Hagberg Falling Number 221 290 177 209 245 187 226 221 244 257 202

Specific weight (kg/hl) 77.2 78.3 76.1 77.8 77.6 74.4 76.0 78.1 76.8 76.5 76.2

Chopin alveograph W - [67] [72] 91 88 72 57 [78] [98] [75] -

Chopin alveograph P/L - [0.3] [0.3] 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 [0.2] [0.3] [0.4] -


United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 84 82 77 79 84 86 84 68 63 80 73

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging without PGR (1-9) 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7

Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) 7 8 7 8 8 7 6 8 7 8 8

Height without PGR (cm) 90 91 85 81 90 86 83 85 88 85 80

Ripening (days +/- JB Diego, -ve = earlier) +0 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 -0 +2 +2 +3 +1

Resistance to sprouting (1-9) - - [5] [6] [5] [4] [6] 6 6 5 5

Disease resistance

Mildew (1-9) 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 5 6 6

Yellow rust (1-9) 8 8 9 9 6 9 9 6 4 9 7

Brown rust (1-9) 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 6 8 9

Septoria nodorum (1-9) - - [5] [6] [7] [7] [6] [6] [5] [6] [6]


Hard Group 4

Grown mainly as feed wheats but some may be used by milers in general purpose grists if they achieve contractual standards. Hence it’s always a good idea to choose varieties with a robust grain package for protein, HFN and specific weight. It is always worth checking with your local merchant to fully understand the specification your end user customer requires. Growers should take care and avoid mixing hard and soft types in store.

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Disease resistance (continued)

Septoria tritici (1-9) 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.3 6.3 7.9 5.7 4.6 5.6 6.3 4.8

Eyespot (1-9) [4] [5] 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 8@ 4

Fusarium ear blight (1-9) 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 7 6

Orange wheat blossom midge R R R R - R R R R - R

Breeder/UK contact

Breeder LimEur LimEur KWS ElsW ElsW LimEur LimEur Mom Lim Lim KWS

UK contact Lim Lim KWS Els Els Lim Lim KWS Lim Lim KWS


2014 (11.8 t/ha) - - - - 103 103 102 101 99 99 97

2015 (11.9 t/ha) - - 103 103 101 100 101 99 99 98 99

2016 (10.8 t/ha) 109 105 103 102 103 104 102 101 100 96 99

2017 (11.0 t/ha) 106 106 102 102 101 99 98 99 97 97 98

2018 (10.6 t/ha) 104 101 102 102 103 102 99 97 96 98 98

Rotational position

First cereal (11.6 t/ha) 106 103 102 102 102 101 100 100 98 98 98

Second and more (9.9 t/ha) 105 102 103 104 102 103 101 99 101 97 [99]


Early sown (before 15 Sept) (11.2 t/ha) - [[103]] [102] [101] 102 [[97]] [[97]] [100] - 97 [95]


[[103]] [[100]] [103] [101] 100 [101] 99 102 [105] [[98]] [[100]]


Light soils (11.1 t/ha) [105] [100] 103 104 99 101 101 101 101 98 100

Heavy soils (11.5 t/ha) 106 104 102 102 104 101 100 99 98 97 [97]

Agronomic features

Lodging % without PGR 6 3 4 4 4 8 14 3 6 2 5

Lodging % with PGR 10 2 6 2 2 11 15 2 5 2 3

Latest safe sowing date #[[End Jan]]

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Mid Feb

End Jan

Mid Feb


Early Sept sown [-5] [-9] [+5] [+2] -8 +9 -4 -3 +6 +3 +1

Early Oct sown [+3] [-5] [+4] [-1] +4 -5 +0 +6 +3 +1

Early Nov sown [-2] [-1] [+1] [-3] [0] [+4] [-1] -1 +4 +3 +1

Status in RL system

Year first listed 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 13 13 13 09

RL status P1 P1 P2 P2 - - - - * - -

KWS KERRIN

Details Comments

Group 4 Hard A solid and reliable variety across the east and north regions, both heavy and light land sites and across contrasting years, KWS Kerrin was the stand-out performer in harvest 2018 being one of only two varieties to yield in line with its long-term average. A specific weight of 76.5 kg/hl, a HFN of 150 seconds and a protein of 10.7%. It is a KWS Santiago cross but demonstrates better disease resistance to yellow rust and Septoria tritici. Like its parent it is resistant to orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM).

Year Listed 2017

Treated Yield 104%

ParentageKWS Santiago x KWS W177

KWS SANTIAGO

Details Comments

Group 4 Hard A high yielding and consistent feed wheat that is popular on farms across the east of England. It performs best as a first wheat and responds to a high-input regime. It has relatively slow autumn development but is not suited to early drilling. KWS Santiago is resistant to orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM).

Year Listed 2011


ParentageSherborne x Oakley

KWS CRISPIN

Details Comments

Group 4 HardThe ideal late driller for those wanting a high yielding variety for sowing after root crops or seeking to delay drilling deep into the autumn. Like its parent Conqueror, it has a vigorous growth habit which sees it establish itself quickly after sowing. A specific weight of 77.1 kg/hl is among the best of the hard feeds while its HFN is equally respectable at 285 seconds. A short and stiff strawed variety, KWS Crispin has excellent resistance to yellow rust but a Septoria tritici score of 5.8 means it should be among those prioritised come spring fungicides. KWS Crispin is resistant to orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) and has excellent physical grain quality.

Year Listed 2016

Treated Yield 102%

ParentageConqueror x Timaru

GRAFTON

Details Comments

Group 4 HardA popular and established variety that reliably does better on farm than its performance in official trials suggests. It does well in the north where its suitability to early drilling and heavy land has earned it a strong following. It does well as a second wheat and is early to mature making it a suitable entry crop for oilseed rape. Reasonable all-round disease resistance and short straw. Not suited to late autumn drilling. Exercise caution with PGRs.

Year Listed 2009


Parentage Cordiale x W97


Hard Group 4 Varieties

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United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 104 104 104 103 102 102 101 101 100 100

East region (11.2 t/ha) 104 104 104 103 101 102 102 101 100 99

West region (11.3 t/ha) 104 103 103 103 105 102 100 99 100 100

North region (11.2 t/ha) 105 104 105 104 100 98 102 103 100 100

Grain quality

Endosperm texture Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard

Protein content (%) 11.3 11.1 10.7 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.8 11.4

Protein content (%) - Milling spec 12.2 12.0 11.6 12.1 12.1 12.6 12.4 12.2 12.7 12.4

Hagberg Falling Number 211 223 150 219 283 285 236 214 330 315

Specific weight (kg/hl) 76.4 76.6 76.5 76.4 76.9 77.1 77.2 75.2 80.9 78.1

Chopin alveograph W - - - - 125 - [72] - [198] -

Chopin alveograph P/L - - - - 0.5 - [0.6] - [0.9] -


United Kingdom (11.2 t/ha) 80 85 81 82 88 84 86 80 82 71

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging without PGR (1-9) 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7

Resistance to lodging with PGR (1-9) 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 7 8 8

Height without PGR (cm) 86 85 84 85 86 85 92 89 82 87

Ripening (days +/- JB Diego, -ve = earlier) +1 +0 +1 +0 -0 +1 +1 +2 +2 +0

Resistance to sprouting (1-9) [4] [5] [5] [4] [7] [5] [5] 6 7 7

Disease resistance

Mildew (1-9) 4 6 7 6 7 6 5 7 8 6

Yellow rust (1-9) 8 7 7 7 8 9 7 8 9 4

Brown rust (1-9) 6 6 7 5 6 5 6 7 5 6

Septoria nodorum (1-9) [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] [6] 5

Septoria tritici (1-9) 5.0 6.4 5.0 6.2 6.9 5.8 6.7 5.4 6.1 5.2

Eyespot (1-9) 4 4 5 4 4 4 6@ 4 4 5

Fusarium ear blight (1-9) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6

Orange wheat blossom midge R R R - - R - - - -

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2014 (11.8 t/ha) - - 107 105 103 103 104 101 99 100

2015 (11.9 t/ha) 104 104 104 103 99 100 104 101 100 99

2016 (10.8 t/ha) 108 104 104 104 104 102 101 102 98 100

2017 (11.0 t/ha) 104 103 102 102 103 101 98 100 102 101

2018 (10.6 t/ha) 101 104 104 102 102 102 102 100 102 99

Rotational position

First cereal (11.6 t/ha) 104 104 104 103 103 102 101 101 101 100

Second and more (9.9 t/ha) 105 105 105 104 100 100 103 101 99 100


Early sown (before 15 Sept) (11.2 t/ha) [[101]] [104] - - 103 - 101 - 99 99


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Light soils (11.1 t/ha) 104 103 104 103 101 101 101 103 100 100

Heavy soils (11.5 t/ha) 104 104 103 102 103 102 101 100 101 99

Agronomic features

Lodging % without PGR 6 3 5 9 5 9 3 6 3 4

Lodging % with PGR 7 4 8 8 2 5 2 5 1 3

Latest safe sowing date #[End Jan]

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Early Sept sown [+3] [+9] -2 +4 +3 -5 +5 +0 -1 -1

Early Oct sown [+4] [+4] +2 +1 +1 -4 +2 +1 +0 +0

Early Nov sown [-3] [+4] [-1] [-1] -4 -5 [+1] +1 -3 -2

Status in RL system

Year first listed 18 18 17 17 16 16 17 14 15 08

RL status P2 P2 - - - - - * - *


KWS KINETIC

Details Comments

Group Candidate KWS Kinetic is an impressive hard feed with a high yield, good disease resistance, stiff straw, mid maturity and orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistance. It has good physical gran quality with a specific weight to rival the best of the Recommended List at 78.8kg/hl. This is complemented by a high HFN of 279 seconds and a protein of 11.8%. Sound resistance to the main foliar diseases with scores of 6 for Septoria tritici, yellow and brown rust and mildew. KWS Kinetic has a strong performance in all regions, though its highest yields have come in the east and west. At 83cm it is of average height.

Year Listed Candidate

Treated Yield 105%

ParentageReflection x KWS Silverstone

KWS PARKIN

Details Comments

Group Candidate A high yielding hard feed, KWS Parkin has a strong performance across all regions, but has delivered its highest yields in the west and north. It is extremely stiff strawed – it will draw comparisons with Grafton – while at 84 cm it is one of the shortest varieties available. Its stiff straw is complemented by maturity close to that of Skyfall. KWS Parkin has excellent yellow rust resistance (score of 9) and strong scores for Septoria tritici (6) and mildew (7) while brown rust is average (5). It has good quality with a specific weight of 76.4 kg/hl, a HFN of 277 seconds and a protein of 11.8%.


Treated Yield 103%

ParentageReflection x Costello

Data source: WW trials harvest 2019, AHDB

Data source: WW trials harvest 2019, AHDB

KWS COCHISE

Details Comments

Group 2 KWS Cochise is the highest-yielding spring wheat on the Recommended List. It is 12% higher yielding than Mulika and 3% higher yielding than feed variety KWS Kilburn. Its specific weight of 79.6 kg/hl is outstanding while its HFN of 225 seconds and protein of 12.7% are respectable. Its high untreated yield of [83%] of the treated controls reflects its good all-round disease resistance. KWS Cochise is orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistant. At 83cm it is of average height.

Year Listed 2017

Treated Yield 107%

Parentage Ashby x Lapis

KWS CHILHAM

Details Comments

Group 2 KWS Chilham is a Group 2 with excellent grain quality. It performs strongly when sown in both the late autumn and spring sowing windows. KWS Chilham has excellent all-round disease resistance, especially to Septoria tritici (7) and yellow rust (7), which supports one of the highest untreated yields of any spring wheat on the Recommended List (RL). Its high specific weight of 79 kg/hl, impressive HFN of 303 seconds and protein of 12.4% make it the outstanding Group 2 quality wheat. It is orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistant. At 79 cm it is slightly shorter than the average of varieties on the RL.

Year Listed 2017

Treated Yield 103%

Parentage Sparrow x Azurite


Winter Wheat Candidates

Spring Wheat

Group 2

KWS TALISKER

Details Comments

Group 4 Hard KWS Talisker is a high yielding spring feed with a hard endosperm texture that has performed consistently since entering trials in 2016. It has excellent disease resistance with scores of 7 for Septoria tritici and 9 for yellow rust, supported by good resistance to mildew. Brown rust will need monitoring. Sown in either the spring or late-autumn, KWS Talisker has a strong performance, which will appeal to those looking for a spring feed to add to the winter feed heap.

Year Listed 2019

Treated Yieldw

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ParentageKWS Westfield x KWS Pepito

KWS WILLOW

Details Comments

Group 2 An established and versatile spring wheat, KWS Willow performs well in both the late-autumn and spring sowing windows. Its best yields come from late-autumn sowings – 3% higher yielding than in spring-sown trials – making it popular after roots or where drilling is delayed for black-grass control. Good grain attributes with a specific weight of 78.3 kg/hl, a HFN of 282 seconds and a protein of 12.4%. Sound all-round disease resistance with scores of 6 for all foliar diseases.

Year Listed 2011

Treated Yield 101%

Parentage(00-703S x Tybalt) x Belvoir


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UK yield as % control (spring sowing)

Fungicide-treated (7.2 t/ha) 95 107 103 101 [106] [105] 104 104

Untreated (% treated control) (7.2 t/ha) [81] [83] [86] [82] [90] [94] [82] [84]

UK yield as % control (autumn sowing)

Fungicide-treated (9.7 t/ha) 96 103 102 104 102 107 [104] 101

Grain quality (spring sowing)

Endosperm texture Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard Hard

Protein content (%) 13.0 12.7 12.4 12.4 12.0 12.3 12.6 12.4

Hagberg Falling Number 300 225 303 282 263 275 265 295

Specific weight (kg/hl) 77.6 79.6 79.0 78.3 79.7 78.7 77.0 78.2

Agronomic features (spring sowing)

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Straw height without PGR (cm) 81 83 79 80 84 83 85 77

Ripening (+/- Mulika, -ve = earlier) 0 +1 +1 +1 [+1] [+3] +3 +2

Resistance to sprouting ∞ - - - - - - - -

Disease resistance

Mildew (1-9) 6 [8] [7] 6 [8] [7] [7] 8

Yellow rust (1-9) 7 5 7 6 9 9 5 6

Brown rust (1-9) 5 7 4 6 3 5 9 6

Septoria tritici (1-9) 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6

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Annual treated yield (% control, spring sowing)

2014 (7.2 t/ha) [95] [[115]] [[117]] [100] - - [[109]] [105]

2015 (8.0 t/ha) [97] [104] [99] [99] - - [101] [104]

2016 (8.5 t/ha) [93] [103] [100] [100] [105] [107] [104] [106]

2017 (7.2 t/ha) 94 109 104 104 [106] [105] 104 102

2018 (5.3 t/ha) [97] [110] [102] [102] [108] [103] [103] [101]

Breeder/UK contact

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UK contact Sen KWS KWS KWS KWS Sen KWS KWS

Status in RL system

Year first listed 11 17 17 11 19 19 14 12

RL status - - - - P1 P1 - -

German milling wheat is routinely imported by domestic millers to add strength into loaves and other bread products. These high 14%+ protein wheats offer end users high loaf volumes coupled with good stability in the bakery.

Here at KWS, we routinely screen these types of wheats from across Europe to assess whether they are fully adapted to UK growing conditions whilst still being able to deliver high protein, stronger flours that the end users require. Whilst many do not make the grade, KWS are pleased to offer a suite of realistic varieties giving growers opportunity to produce a quality wheat with established, added value market interest.


KWS MONTANA

Details Comments

Group E WheatKWS Montana is a high-quality E wheat that is well adapted to UK growing conditions with yields close to that of Solstice and Gallant. Quality German wheats are regularly imported into the UK to provide strength functionality to UK flour grists. It is best suited to medium and light soil types. Its vigorous growth habit makes it well-suited to the later sowing slots while its early speed of movement in the spring means it needs managing like that of Cordiale or Gallant.

Year Listed (Germany)

Parentage(Kadu x Cubus) x Privileg

MAURIZO

Details Comments

GroupHigh protein wheat

Maurizo is a high protein quality wheat bred in Austria that delivers good baking performance. It features exceptional early maturity, good grain quality and good all-round disease resistance. Across the two contrasting seasons, 2017 and 2018, Maurizo has done well in the UK delivering yields close to that of Cordiale. It is shorter than KWS Montana and is considerably earlier to mature but has similar straw strength and disease resistances.

Year Listed (Austria)

Parentage Tacitus x Lukullus

High Protein Quality Wheats

Grafton

September

1st September > Winter Varieties 1st January > Spring VarietiesTransitional Period

October November December January February March

KWS Lili

KWS Firefly

KWS Jackal

KWS Zyatt

KWS Barrel

KWS Basset

KWS Santiago

KWS Kerrin

KWS Siskin

KWS Crispin

KWS Chilham

KWS Cochise

KWS Kilburn

Wheat Optimum Drilling Times

These Optimum Drilling Times are all about helping you get the most out of our varieties. When planning your cropping strategy, pick varieties that will give you the best performance based on sowing date. Marked in orange are our suggestions for when to sow each of our wheat varieties for peak performance.

KWS Extase


Sowing for Peak PerformanceGood performance starts with the right varietyIn 1931 the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) produced a booklet for growers that highlighted the importance of variety selection and its significance to farm performance.

Its direct and to-the-point message could not have been clearer: not all varieties are the same and failure to match variety to the region or farm situation leads to poor performance. In an era where mistakes had severe implications, there was no room for diplomatic language. It was a case of ‘tell it straight’.

Nearly a century later and our choice of words may have become a little more subtle, but the NIAB message is as valid today as it was in the 1930s: good performance begins with making the right decisions from the start.

Much to consider

The subject of variety selection tends not to get the time it deserves because often it is seen as a personal choice and something, we have done since leaving college with little change in our thought process. How often do you hear someone say they are not growing a variety simply because it’s a milling wheat and they grow feed? It’s absurd logic. Farmer meetings devote many hours to issues such as cultivation policy, fungicide strategy and tackling problem weeds. All subjects for which there is no easy and quick or right and wrong answer. Just as with variety choice, the solution is often unique to the farm situation under discussion.

The point about variety choice however, is that it is the first-step towards answering the questions farmers love to ponder, such as cultivation policy, fungicide strategy and tackling problem weeds. Though many may not recognise it: it is one of the biggest decisions they will make in the growing season.

Variety choice determines:n market opportunities and therefore chances of a price premium over feed;n influences whether to drill early or late;n decides the order in which crops get sprayed in the spring; n the order in which varieties mature and therefore are harvested; and n cost of production.

Variety flexibilityThis year KWS are exhibiting at Groundswell, where our plot features three varieties: KWS Kerrin, KWS Siskin and KWS Firefly. Each has been chosen to help illustrate the NIAB point that not all varieties fit all situations.

For example, the bread-maker KWS Siskin has excellent disease resistance and it does offer the opportunity to save on fungicide spend compared with a more management heavy variety, such as KWS Santiago. We know the reliance on variety resistance is becoming more important as fungicide efficacy falls, but it is only part of the solution. We also need consistent yields across regions, soils and seasons to deliver a constant cash-flow. This is what KWS Siskin brings to the party, not a boom-to-bust rollercoaster performance.

KWS Siskin has a highly vigorous growth habit that means it is not suited to early drilling. This speed is desirable where there is a need to spray-off a grassweed flush prior to drilling or sowing has to be delayed until after root crops. It is also useful when sowing occurs after temperatures have dropped (typically mid-October onwards), seedbeds become poorer and establishment is threatened by slugs. Vigorous growth habits exhibited by varieties, such as KWS Siskin move fast to counteract this adversity. Our question to those who drill direct is: how valuable is speed of establishment and early spring growth to you and is something you consider when choosing varieties?

The third string to KWS Siskin’s bow is its market versatility that raises its potential for a price premium over feed. Demand for Group 2 wheats is strong and the protein flexibility – contracts span a range of specifications from 11.5% through to full 13% – means they are often easier to manage and more financially rewarding than Group 1 varieties. This is the basis of what we call ‘Dynamic’ wheat: they have both market quality and agronomic characteristics that either add value or save time or money and having the option to decide which market to aim for – milling or feed –after it is sown is an advantage not to be over looked.

NIAB

NotesManagement considerationsAt the other end of the spectrum, we have feed wheat KWS Kerrin. A consistent performer across two contrasting seasons, it was one of the stand-out performers from harvest 2018. Its vigorous-but-not-too-lively growth habit gives it a wide autumn drilling window. If trash management is a consideration, KWS Kerrin is not much taller than Costello at 84cm. Several of the more recent variety introductions have average heights of around the 90cm. Does this factor in your considerations as direct drillers who want minimal surface trash?

Its below average Septoria tritici resistance however, means it needs good agronomy if its yield potential is to be realised. For those in the east who can handle a high-input, high-output variety, KWS Kerrin is the outstanding choice.

It may not give you the mid-season flexibility that KWS Siskin or newcomer KWS Extase do, but its exceptional brown rust resistance (score of 7 out of 9) relieves the workload pressure at the T3 timing. Is having a range of varieties that help spread the seasonal workload important?

KWS Firefly is included in the plots for these reasons. First, it's new and is a variety that will restore the appeal of biscuit wheats. Second, it’s the highest yielding quality wheat for the East

region; and third, it offers the third best combination of Septoria tritici rating (7.0) with orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) resistance.

Like KWS Kerrin it is another vigorous, strong tillering type with a wide drilling window, but is slower to reach growth stage 31 than KWS Siskin.

Too many offer the opportunity to save on fungicide spend compared with a high-input variety, but we should be mindful of the role fungicides play in protecting the longevity of these varieties now and for the future.

Market uncertainty will be rife in a post-Brexit era, but there is a strong argument that says growing for a domestic market that is not threatened by competition from foreign wheat is a sensible way to manage business risk. The risk is lower still given KWS Firefly’s yield potential rivals the best of the feed wheats.



BARLEY

Winter Barley

Winter barley warrants greater consideration For all its appeal and rotational benefits, the area of winter barley across England has remained steady at around 350,000 hectares since the Fischler Reforms of 2003 broke the link between farm incomes and production. The need to increase crop diversity in the rotation, limit the risk associated with other break crops and the introduction of varieties with the yield potential to out-perform wheat as a second cereal, is supporting a resurgence of winter barley.

n It is often the first crop to be harvested helping to spread the summer workload and make way for cultivations: for many there is no better entry for oilseed rape

n Given the same fertiliser regime as wheat (170-220 kg N/ha) it delivers similar yields and often does better in the second cereal situation;

n Variable costs are roughly 75% of wheat; n Fungicide timings are typically a week earlier than wheat helping to spread the

sprayer workload and reduce the pressure on wheat application timings; n Barley straw has a higher sale value than wheat. At about £65/t baled ex-field this is

roughly equivalent to an extra £180/ha. n Investment in breeding is bringing better disease and virus resistance: in 2018 KWS

introduced Amistar, a BYDV tolerant six-row variety. n Investment in breeding is also delivering varieties with better yield potential: the

leading two-row varieties offer yields comparable with that achieved by the best six-rows.

Reasons to grow winter barley

KWS ORWELL

Details Comments

Group Two Row Feed An extremely stiff strawed variety of average maturity that delivers consistently high yields across all regions of the UK. KWS Orwell is the logical successor to those planning to move on from KWS Tower and KWS Glacier. Apart from mildew, which will need watching carefully, KWS Orwell has respectable disease resistance. Its medium height, low screenings and stiff straw make it appealing to those with mixed farms or with more fertile soils.

Year Listed 2016

Treated Yield 103%

ParentageKWS Tower x KWS Salsa

KWS TOWER

Details Comments

Group Two Row Feed One of the most popular varieties in the UK, KWS Tower is an established two-row feed with consistent performance over the past six years. At 92 cm it is one of the taller varieties on the Recommended List, a characteristic that imparts better drought tolerance reflected in its sound light land performance. Its disease resistance is average apart from net blotch which at 4 is lower than average. It has stiff straw and low screenings.

Year Listed 2014

Treated Yield 101%

Parentage Saffron x Retriever

KWS CASSIA

Details Comments

Group Two Row Feed

KWS Cassia has been the benchmark variety for winter barley growers since its introduction in 2010 and is widely considered to be greater than the sum of its parts.

A good average yield – a reliable 98% of controls in all regions of the United Kingdom – with a bold grain and the highest specific weight of any winter barley on the AHDB Recommended List. At 71 kg/hl, it has low screenings, good straw strength and an untreated yield that is better than its average disease scores suggest.

At 91cm it is of average height while its average maturity will appeal to those wanting to prepare ground in good time for oilseed rape.

Year Listed 2010

Treated Yield 98%

Parentage(Eden x Carat) x Saffron

KWS GIMLET

Details Comments

Group Two Row FeedKWS Gimlet is high-yielding two-row feed that will appeal strongly to those in the east where it has delivered its best performances and, at 106% of controls, is the highest-yielding two-row variety available. It is the ideal variety for arable farmers wanting a high-yielding barley variety to fit the rotation. It has good resistance to both Rhynchosporium and net blotch with scores of 6 and 5 respectively. It is resistant to Barley Yellow Mosaic Virus (BYMV).

At about 99cm, Gimlet is taller than its parents, while being earlier to mature than KWS Glacier and is higher yielding than KWS Orwell. Straw strength is good though experience suggests the use of a PGR is advised.

Year Listed 2019

Treated Yield 104%

Parentage(California x Matros) x KWS Glacier




Winter Barley

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United Kingdom (9.9 t/ha) 104 104 104 103 102 101 101 101 101 100 99 98

East region (9.9 t/ha) 106 105 104 102 103 102 101 100 99 99 99 98

West region (9.9 t/ha) [102] [101] [104] 103 [101] 102 101 102 101 100 101 98

North region (9.8 t/ha) 100 105 [101] 102 [101] 98 102 103 102 101 97 98



Main market options

MBC malting approval for brewing use - - - - - - - - - - - -

Grain quality

Specific weight (kg/hl) 68.1 68.9 69.8 67.8 70.2 69.3 68.0 67.9 67.4 69.0 68.2 71.0

Screenings (% through 2.25 mm) 2.5 2.8 1.8 2.1 1.0 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.3 3.0 2.1 1.8

Screenings (% through 2.5 mm) 7.7 9.2 5.5 6.0 2.5 6.4 8.2 8.6 7.5 10.1 6.6 5.7

Nitrogen content (%) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Status in RL system

Year first listed 19 19 19 16 19 16 15 17 14 13 13 10

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 8 6 8 8

Straw height without PGR (cm) 99 85 95 87 90 88 91 88 92 85 93 91

Straw height with PGR (cm) 95 87 91 85 87 85 88 87 88 82 90 89

Ripening (+/-KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier) +1 -1 +1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1

Winter hardiness # - - - - - - - - - - - -

Disease resistance

Mildew (1–9) 6 5 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 4 6 4

Yellow rust (1–9) - - - [7] - [7] [7] [8] [8] [9] [8] 6

Brown rust (1–9) 6 7 7 7 9 7 6 6 6 7 5 7

Rhynchosporium (1–9) 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 4 6 5

Net blotch (1–9) 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 4 4 6 6 5

BaYMV R R R R R R R R R R R R

Breeder/UK contact

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2014 (9.9 t/ha) - - - 102 - 101 101 102 100 100 98 97

2015 (10.5 t/ha) - - - 101 - 99 100 101 101 100 96 96

2016 (9.3 t/ha) 103 105 104 104 102 102 102 101 101 100 100 99

2017 (9.7 t/ha) 105 104 103 103 103 101 102 101 100 99 102 99

2018 (10.0 t/ha) 102 104 103 103 102 101 102 102 103 101 99 98

Soil type (about 50% of trials are medium soils)

Light soils (10.0 t/ha) 102 105 102 102 102 100 102 102 101 100 97 97

Heavy soils (10.0 t/ha) [105] [107] [106] 102 [101] 102 100 99 100 100 101 98

Agronomic characteristics

Lodging without PGR (%) 9 11 5 2 3 5 5 7 3 10 3 3

Lodging with PGR (%) 3 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 7 1 2

Malting quality

Hot water extract (l deg/kg) - - - - - - - - - - - -

Status in RL system


RL status P1 P1 P1 - P1 - * - - - - -

*Data source: KWS Trials 2017

AMISTAR

Details


Six Row Feed EU Common Catalogue 103%* Confidential

Comments

Amistar is a Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerant variety that has performed strongly in KWS and distributor trials in the past two years. It is early to move in the spring and is early maturing.

In trials without BYDV pressure, Amistar yielded close to that of KWS Cassia and KWS Tower (i.e. at the average of control varieties in official trials) and had a specific weight akin to that of KWS Cassia.

In situations with high BYDV pressure is where Amistar demonstrated the value of tolerance in protecting yield potential. In 2017 and 2018 trials in Cambridgeshire where virus pressure was high, Amistar suffered yield losses of between 0.4% and 0.5% whereas the losses from non-tolerant varieties ranged from 6% to 19%.

Amistar offers the opportunity to reduce insecticidal use in certain situations. The variety can be used to reduce the risk to other varieties by sowing in aphid-prone areas such as headlands, beside margins or around areas difficult to spray, such as close to water courses. Alternatively, the variety can be sown across the entire field area if so desired, but it will be for the grower and their advisers to consider how to make best use of the yield protection afforded by Amistar. It is flexible across a wide sowing window, so can be sown early as per standard practice or drilled later where there is a desire to reduce the risk of infection to other varieties.


Six Row BYDVBarley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is distributed worldwide and infects most cereals and grasses. It is transmitted persistently by more than 20 aphid species. Symptoms were first observed in 1951 on barley in California and was later characterized in oat and wheat. It has since been identified worldwide.

Barley yellow dwarf symptoms include stunting and leaf discolouration though it is often mis-diagnosed because they resemble plant nutrient deficiencies. The stunted plants often appear in circular patches or as randomly scattered plants within a field. Leaf discoloration varies from shades of yellow, to red or purple. High light intensity and cool temperatures (15 to 18°C) have been found to favour expression of BYDV symptoms.

Symptom expression is generally dependent on the time of infection. Seedling infection may be lethal or cause a distinct yellowing of older leaves. Plots with post-seedling infections have a yellowed or reddened flag leaf. Disease symptoms usually appear in late spring at stem extension as a result of autumn infection and yield losses of up to 63% have been observed. Spring infections have delayed symptoms that are usually less severe though yield losses of up to 41% have been recorded.

The most important aphid vectors in the UK are the bird-cherry oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) and the grain aphid (Sitobion avenae). Aphids acquire BYDV by feeding on infected plants and transmit the virus in subsequent feedings. The virus survives in perennial grasses and is spread by aphids to and within crops. The virus is persistent meaning once infected, aphids remain infected for the rest of their life. However, infective aphids do not pass on the virus to their progeny.

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*Data source: AHDB Winter Barley NL 2 year report 2016-17

FUNKY

Details Comments

Group Six Row Feed Funky is a high-yielding conventional six-row that performs well across all regions of the UK. It has a high untreated yield of 90% of controls due in part to its excellent all-round disease resistance, is early to mature, is the stiffest strawed of all six-row varieties and, at 95 cm without PGR, is the shortest six-row too. It has a high specific weight of 69 kg/hl.

Year Listed 2017

Treated Yield 105%

ParentageGigga x KWS Meridian

KWS FARO

Details Comments

Group Six Row MaltingKWS Faro is a French-bred six-row malting barley with good yields, especially in the east region, physical grain quality that is demonstrated in its specific weight of 67.7 kg/hl and low screenings. It has shown good lodging and brackling resistance and is close to Cassata in maturity. Already established in France, it brings something new to the UK malting sector due to its combination of high FAN and high DP characteristics, allowing for flexibility in the malting process.

Year ListedEU Common Catalogue

Parentage Confidential

KWS ASTAIRE

Details Comments

Group Six Row Feed KWS Astaire is a high-yielding six-row feed with low screenings and excellent disease resistance which supports its excellent untreated yield of 90% of controls. It performs well across all regions, but at 110% of controls is the joint highest-yielding variety in the west (based on complete data). Its low specific weight of 65.8 kg/hl is misleading: it has low screenings and a comparable thousand grain weight to two-row feeds.

Year Listed 2018

Treated Yield 106%

ParentageKWS Meridian Cross

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United Kingdom (9.9 t/ha) 109 109 108 107 107 107 106 105 104

East region (9.9 t/ha) 108 108 109 108 105 106 104 105 104

West region (9.9 t/ha) 110 [111] [109] 108 107 108 110 106 105

North region (9.8 t/ha) 108 106 106 106 109 105 103 104 103


United Kingdom (9.9 t/ha) 78 91 89 89 88 90 90 90 85

Main market options

MBC malting approval for brewing use - - - - - - - - -

Grain quality

Specific weight (kg/hl) 68.5 68.7 69.9 68.8 67.8 68.2 65.8 69.0 70.8

Screenings (% through 2.25 mm) 2.9 2.3 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.5 4.7 2.4

Screenings (% through 2.5 mm) 10.3 8.0 6.9 9.6 10.3 10.7 8.3 17.3 8.8

Nitrogen content (%) - - - - - - - [1.55] -

Status in RL system

Year first listed 18 19 19 16 17 16 18 17 18

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 7

Straw height without PGR (cm) 110 119 112 115 110 109 105 95 108

Straw height with PGR (cm) 107 110 103 109 105 102 100 93 105

Ripening (+/-KWS Orwell, -ve = earlier) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1

Winter hardiness # - - - - - - - - -

Disease resistance

Mildew (1–9) 6 8 6 4 5 5 7 5 4

Yellow rust (1–9) [8] - - [9] [7] [8] [8] [9] [8]

Brown rust (1–9) 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 6

Rhynchosporium (1–9) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Net blotch (1–9) 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6

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KWS HAWKING

Details Comments

Group Two-row feed KWS Hawking is a high-yielding two-row feed with a high specific weight of 70.2 kg/hl, stiff straw and good all-round disease resistance. It has performed consistently well across all regions, though its best performances have come in the east and west. KWS Hawking has performed well in two years of trials including the drought year of 2018 where it was the highest yielding two-row candidate in official trials. KWS Hawking has maturity equal to KWS Orwell.


Treated Yield 107%

Parentage(11-12 x California) x KWS Tower

KWS PATRIOT

Details Comments

Group Two-row feed A high-yielding two-row feed with extremely stiff straw, good all-round disease resistance and high specific weight of 69.7 kg/hl. KWS Patriot has excellent resistance to brown rust and Rhynchosporium, has maturity equal to KWS Orwell and is reasonably tall at 92 cm. It has delivered consistently high yields across all regions though its best performances have been in the north east and east.


Treated Yield 106%

Parentage(KWS Infinity x KWS Tower) x California

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2014 (9.9 t/ha) - - - 107 108 106 - 104 -

2015 (10.5 t/ha) 107 - - 107 106 105 104 105 103

2016 (9.3 t/ha) 111 110 109 108 108 108 107 106 104

2017 (9.7 t/ha) 109 109 109 108 107 108 107 107 106

2018 (10.0 t/ha) 109 108 108 105 107 105 105 104 103

Soil type (about 50% of trials are medium soils)

Light soils (10.0 t/ha) 107 106 106 106 107 105 104 105 103

Heavy soils (10.0 t/ha) 109 [107] [108] 109 105 109 105 105 105

Agronomic characteristics

Lodging without PGR (%) 9 4 4 5 8 3 2 1 5

Lodging with PGR (%) 7 3 1 2 5 1 2 1 2

Malting quality

Hot water extract (l deg/kg) - - - - - - - [294.7] -

Status in RL system

Year first listed 18 19 19 16 17 16 18 17 18

RL status P2 P1 P1 - - - P2 - P2

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KWS IRINA

Details Comments

Group Two RowKWS Irina is a high yielding spring malting variety. It is high tillering and has very stiff straw and the best brackling score on the RL. KWS Irina combines low screenings, excellent agronomy, yield and end use potential. Agronomically it ticks all the boxes.

Year Listed 2014

Treated Yield 102%

ParentageConchita x Quench

KWS SASSY

Details Comments

Group Two Row Distilling KWS Sassy is a high yielding non GN producing spring malting variety with particularly high yields in the North – the traditional home of the distilling industry. KWS Sassy has excellent spirit yield and grain quality. KWS Sassy has the lowest screenings of any distilling type and matches Concerto for maturity. It has full MBC approval for malt distilling use.

Year Listed 2016

Treated Yield 101%

ParentageConcerto x Publican

Spring Barley

Two Row Malting

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United Kingdom (7.6 t/ha) 106 105 103 103 102 102 102 102 101 100 98 96 94

East region (7.8 t/ha) 106 106 104 104 103 102 102 100 99 98 96 96 93

West region (7.6 t/ha) [105] 103 104 103 102 100 100 101 99 100 98 97 95

North region (7.5 t/ha) 106 107 103 104 102 104 102 103 103 102 99 95 92

Main market options

MBC malting approval for brewing use

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MBC malting approval for malt distilling use

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MBC malting approval for grain distilling use

- - N - P - N F - N N F N

Grain quality

Specific weight (kg/hl) 66.8 67.6 68.3 66.8 68.7 66.3 66.4 67.1 68.8 70.9 68.7 68.8 69.3

Screenings (% through 2.25 mm) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 0.9 1.4 0.8 0.8 1.1

Screenings (% through 2.5 mm) 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.7 4.0 4.7 2.1 3.2 1.7 2.2 2.6

Nitrogen content (%) 1.43 1.43 1.45 1.47 1.47 1.44 - 1.51 1.49 1.49 1.54 1.58 1.51

Status in RL system

Year first listed 19 18 15 16 18 17 14 15 16 15 10 16 09


United Kingdom (7.6 t/ha) 94 94 93 94 93 90 89 89 91 91 84 86 84

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (no PGR) (1–9) [7] 7 7 7 7 6 8 7 6 7 7 7 7

Straw height (cm) 69 73 73 71 74 74 69 73 79 77 75 73 78

Ripening (+/-Concerto, -ve = earlier) +1 +2 +0 +1 +1 +0 +0 +1 +1 +1 +0 -1 +0

Resistance to brackling (1–9) 7 8 8 8 8 7 9 7 7 7 8 7 8

Disease resistance

Mildew (1–9) - [9] [9] [8] [9] [8] [9] [9] [8] [9] 6 [8] 8

Yellow rust (1–9) - [5] [5] [6] [8] [6] [6] [7] [5] [6] [3] [8] [8]

Brown rust (1–9) [5] 5 4 5 6 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 5

Rhynchosporium (1–9) [6] 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 4

Breeder/UK contact

Breeder Sej LimEur RAGT SyP R2n - KWS LimEur KWS LimEur SyP SyP Lim

UK contact Sen Lim RAGT Syn RAGT SU KWS Lim KWS Lim Syn Syn Lim


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2014 (8.2 t/ha) - - 104 103 - 102 103 103 100 100 98 97 92

2015 (8.6 t/ha) - [105] 103 104 [101] [103] 102 101 101 99 97 95 94

2016 (7.6 t/ha) 105 104 104 103 103 100 102 100 101 100 99 97 93

2017 (7.2 t/ha) 106 106 103 103 103 102 101 101 100 101 98 95 95

2018 (6.5 t/ha) 107 106 102 105 103 102 100 102 100 99 97 97 95

Malting quality

Hot water extract (l deg/kg) 313.9 315.2 314.9 315.1 314.7 313.1 [313.9] 311.8 315.6 315.6 312.3 310.7 315.6

Status in RL system

Year first listed 19 18 15 16 18 17 14 15 16 15 10 16 09

RL Status P1 P2 - - P2 - * - - - - - -


UK OSR market development


OILSEED RAPE

Oilseed RapeOilseed Rape marketsThe UK oilseed rape area has stabilised over the last couple of years following the decline from the peak area in 2012. Whilst the end use for the majority of oilseed rape is very similar there are a range of crop types grown. The proportion of the total area of hybrid types has increased over recent years, the main area of growth being around the Clearfield technology.

Clearfield technology offers growers with extensive cruciferous weeds the opportunity to take advantage of the superb break crop that oilseed rape represents. The specialist hybrid types of high oleic low linolenic (HOLL) and high erucic acid (HEAR) have relatively stable markets and grown on buy back contracts.

The KWS breeding programmes concentrate on hybrid types, both traditional and CL, but also include open pollinated conventional varieties. We select material based on specific UK criteria such as vigour, disease resistance, standing ability and gross output.

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CAMPUS

Details Comments

Recommendation UKExtremely consistent variety both on farm and in trials. One of the most widely grown varieties in the UK – reflecting the consistency in its on farm performance. Growers have embraced this variety because of its exceptional vigour and performance year on year. Good tolerance to verticillium stem stripe and twin 6s for LLS and stem canker

Year Listed 2015

Treated GO 101%

BALLAD

Details Comments

Recommendation UK Ballad is the equal highest gross output addition to the UK 2019/20 Recommended List. Its high oil content supports its high gross output figure. It has good resistance to lodging and is rated 6 for LLS and 5 for stem canker.

Year Listed 2019

Treated GO 104%

DJANGO

Details Comments

Recommendation Not listedDjango is a high yielding variety that has a good following on farm. Django has very stiff straw and resistance to lodging making it an ideal choice for growers on fertile soils looking to maximise output. It has a good disease profile with 6s* for LLS and stem canker.

Treated GO 102%*

*Data source: AHDB Recommended List trials data 2016-2019

Winter Oilseed Rape Recommended List 2019/20, UKRecommended for the UK (both East/West and North regions)

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Gross output, yield adjusted for oil content (% treated control)


East/West region (5.3 t/ha) 104 104 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 100 96 96

North region (5.8 t/ha) 106 103 103 100 103 98 102 102 97 98 96 93

Seed yield (% treated control)


East/West region (4.9 t/ha) 104 103 102 102 100 101 101 100 102 101 96 97

North region (5.3 t/ha) 106 103 103 100 102 98 102 102 98 98 95 94

Untreated gross output, yield adjusted for oil content (% untreated control) ¤

United Kingdom (5.4 t/ha) - - - 101 - - 100 101 100 101 97 -

Untreated seed yield (% untreated control) ¤

United Kingdom (5.1 t/ha) - - - 100 - - 100 101 101 101 95 -

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Stem stiffness (1–9) 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 8

Shortness of stem (1–9) 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6

Earliness of flowering (1–9) 7 7 6 8 7 6 6 7 6 7 7 6

Earliness of maturity (1–9) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6

Seed quality (at 9% moisture)

Oil content, fungicide-treated (%) 45.8 45.8 45.4 45.8 46.5 46.0 45.5 46.0 45.0 45.4 46.0 45.0

Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 9.9 10.8 10.1 12.1 10.8 12.0 10.6 8.6 14.4 12.3 10.2 10.9

Disease resistance

Light leaf spot (1–9) 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6

Stem canker (1–9) 6 [5] 7 5 [4] 5 6 4 5 5 3 5

Breeder/UK contact

Breeder LimEur KWSMR MonTec R2n NPZ DSV KWSMR LimEur LimEur MonTec NPZ PionOS

UK contact Lim KWS Bay RAGT LSPB DSV KWS Lim Lim Bay LSPB Cor

Annual treated gross output, yield adjusted for oil content (% control) - UK

2015 (6.1 t/ha) - - - 102 - - 101 101 100 100 97 -

2016 (5.0 t/ha) 103 104 104 100 100 97 102 103 96 100 92 92

2017 (5.7 t/ha) 106 104 102 101 104 100 102 102 99 97 97 94

2018 (5.4 t/ha) 106 102 102 101 103 102 102 101 100 99 98 96

Agronomy

Plant height (cm) 147 150 166 153 156 154 159 148 162 159 150 156

Status in RL system


RL status P1 P1 P1 * P1 P1 * P2 P2 * * P1




Recommended For The UK

FLAMINGO

Details Comments

Recommendation E/WFlamingo is a high gross output variety recommended for the East/West region. It has very good resistance to LLS with a 7 rating. Stem canker needs attention with a rating of 4. It has good spring vigour and outstanding tolerance to verticillium stem stripe.

Year Listed 2017

Treated GO 102%

PICTO

Details Comments

RecommendationE/W, no longer on the RL

Picto is a sister line to Campus with a very similar growth habit exhibiting the same strong early vigour. It has good tolerance to verticillium stem stripe and is rated 6 for LLS and 5 for stem canker.

Data source: AHDB Recommended List Winter Oilseed Rape 2016/17

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United Kingdom (5.3 t/ha) 104 103 103 102 102 102 101

East/West region (5.3 t/ha) 104 104 103 102 102 102 101

North region (5.8 t/ha) [100] 98 [98] 101 99 [101] 98



East/West region (4.9 t/ha) 105 104 104 102 102 102 101

North region (5.3 t/ha) [102] 98 [98] 100 99 [102] 99


United Kingdom (5.4 t/ha) 101 - 99 100 - 104 99


United Kingdom (5.1 t/ha) 102 - 100 100 - 104 99

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Stem stiffness (1–9) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Shortness of stem (1–9) 7 6 6 6 7 6 6

Earliness of flowering (1–9) 8 6 6 6 7 8 7

Earliness of maturity (1–9) 5 5 6 5 5 6 5


Oil content, fungicide-treated (%) 44.6 45.6 45.1 46.1 45.5 45.2 45.5

Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 9.6 8.4 9.6 12.0 9.6 11.4 12.0

Disease resistance

Light leaf spot (1–9) 5 6 7 7 6 7 6

Stem canker (1–9) 5 5 6 4 [8] 5 8

Breeder/UK contact

Breeder R2n PionOS Els KWSMR SyP NPZ LimEur

UK contact RAGT Cor Els KWS Syn LSPB Lim


2015 (6.1 t/ha) 103 - 103 102 - 102 99

2016 (5.0 t/ha) 101 99 99 102 98 99 100

2017 (5.7 t/ha) 102 101 99 102 102 102 100

2018 (5.4 t/ha) 102 102 99 101 101 102 99

Agronomy

Plant height (cm) 150 157 155 153 152 153 157

Status in RL system

Year first listed 16 19 16 17 19 16 17

RL status - P1 - * P1 * *


Recommended For The East/West

BARBADOS

Details Comments

Recommendation North High yielding variety with outstanding disease resistance – 8 for LLS and 7 for stem canker as well as good tolerance to verticillium stem stripe. Recommended for the north but widely grown across the UK. Suited to early drilling. Its relatively late maturity score is a reflection of the good disease resistance.

Year Listed 2016

Treated GO 102%

BUTTERFLY

Details Comments

Recommendation North

Recommended for the north. High gross output with good disease resistance, 7 for LLS and 6 for stem canker. Suited to early to mid-drilling.

Year Listed 2018

Treated GO 102%

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East/West region (5.3 t/ha) 100 100 [99] 100 98 [98] 96

North region (5.8 t/ha) 104 104 102 102 102 101 101



East/West region (4.9 t/ha) 101 100 [99] 100 97 [99] 97

North region (5.3 t/ha) 104 104 103 102 101 102 101


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United Kingdom (5.1 t/ha) 101 - 98 99 98 98 96

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Stem stiffness (1–9) 8 8 8 8 9 8 8

Shortness of stem (1–9) 7 5 6 7 6 7 6

Earliness of flowering (1–9) 5 6 5 6 7 6 6

Earliness of maturity (1–9) 5 5 4 4 4 5 4


Oil content, fungicide-treated (%) 45.6 45.5 45.2 45.6 46.0 44.7 45.4

Glucosinolate (µmoles/g of seed) 10.6 11.9 11.1 10.2 13.3 11.1 8.2

Disease resistance

Light leaf spot (1–9) 6 7 8 7 7 7 7

Stem canker (1–9) 5 8 7 6 3 6 4

Breeder/UK contact

Breeder Pick MonTec KWSMR KWSMR Pars Lim Pick

UK contact DLF Bay KWS KWS Els Lim DLF


2015 (6.1 t/ha) 103 - [100] 103 100 [100] 99

2016 (5.0 t/ha) 101 102 [99] 99 100 [100] 100

2017 (5.7 t/ha) 103 102 102 101 101 99 99

2018 (5.4 t/ha) 103 102 100 101 97 100 97

Agronomy

Plant height (cm) 151 167 155 149 159 149 153

Status in RL system

Year first listed 18 19 16 18 18 13 18

RL status P2 P1 - P2 P2 - P2


Recommended For The North

BLAZEN

Details Comments

Recommendation E/W Blazen is a very high yielding variety with excellent standing ability. It is marketed under the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership*. It has a 5 rating for LLS and a 6 for stem canker. Blazen has very vigorous spring growth.

Year ListedE/W RL Candidate

Treated GO 104%

*To find out more on the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP), see pages 62-63

Oilseed Rape Candidates

*To find out more on the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP), see pages 62-63

Data source: NL data from 2017&2018 trials

Data source: KWS UK & KWS Momont data


CRISTIANO KWS

Details Comments

RecommendationCommon Catalogue Variety

Cristiano KWS is a high gross output hybrid variety from the KWS Continental breeding programme. It exhibits good early vigour and has a solid disease resistance package.

CODEX

Details Comments

Recommendation NL variety Codex is a high gross out put variety with very good standing ability. It is rated a 6 for LLS and has an outstanding 9 rating for resistance to stem canker. Codex is marketed under the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP)*.Treated GO 101%

HIMMEDIA CL

Details Comments

RecommendationCommon Catalogue Variety

Himmedia CL is the first Clearfield variety from KWS. In trials it has out yielded many of the commercially available CL varieties. It has good early vigour and standing ability. Himmedia CL has a strong disease resistance package with a 6 for LLS and an 8 for stem canker.

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OSR Optimum Drilling Times

Good establishment of your oilseed rape crop is key and varieties differ in their suitability for early or late drilling. One of the important factors is to get good seed to soil contact and sufficient moisture levels.This Optimum Drilling Times chart is designed to help you select your variety to get the best performance from our oilseed rape portfolio.


Oilseed rape is the crop we love to hate. For all the stress it inflicts with variable yields, patchy establishment or pests such as slugs and pigeons, it remains the most profitable break crop option for most growers. In many cases, an average crop of oilseed rape is still more profitable than a good crop of beans, so it is perhaps not surprising that most growers tolerate lacklustre performance.

Each year about 5% of the crop is thought to be lost. Most of this loss can be explained by poor establishment either due to lack of seedbed moisture, flea beetle attack or slugs. In extreme situations, complete crop failure is not uncommon.

Until now these establishment risks have been carried exclusively by the grower, but with the KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP), the risk is shared three-ways:

between the grower, the seed merchant and the seed breeder.

This unique approach consists of a lower capital outlay for the grower with the balance paid only if the crop is satisfactorily established by

early November. The scheme is overseen by the Breeders’ Intellectual Property Office (BIPO) and is outside the

British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) royalty collection scheme.

Who’s involved:n OEP is supported by the following merchants: Alan W Page & Co, Hutchinsons, Dalton Seeds, Simpsons Malt, Pearce Seeds, James Mortimer, T Denne & Sons, Quantil, Harlow Agricultural Merchants, Walnes Seeds, and Wynnstay (Ag Supplies).

To find out more about the partnership, visit our website: www.kws-uk.com

Here’s how OEP works:n Blazen is the first variety on the OEP scheme. It’s a conventional variety that is an AHDB Recommended List candidate for autumn 2019. Blazen has a gross output of 104% of controls, good stem stiffness (score of 8 out of 9), is average in height (151 cm) and average disease resistance: a 5 for light leaf spot and 6 for stem canker.

n The grower buys the seed through the merchant in the normal way at a reduced cost. The typical cost for a 4 million seed pack will be £115-125. BIPO contacts the grower in early November to determine the crop’s status. Unless it has been replaced with another crop, it is deemed to be ‘established’ and the grower pays

an establishment fee of £28/ha.

The benefits:n The grower gets access to a new, short stiff variety with high yield, good disease resistance and strong tolerance to verticillium stem stripe but doesn’t incur the full cost if the crop fails due to drought or cabbage stem flea beetle, for example.

n The grower gets all the assurances of certified seed and benefits of new genetics, but at a similar up-front cost to home-saved seed.

n Any auditing required is done by BIPO and there are no requirements concerning establishment practice.

The KWS Oilseed Establishment Partnership (OEP)

OEP shares the risk of oilseed rape establishment

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Oilseed Establishment

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KWS is the leading breeder of hybrid rye and the only producer of pure hybrid varieties. Its range of varieties meet the needs of all sectors including wholecrop silage for ruminant feed and as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion, and grain crop for animal feed, human consumption flour milling and distilling.

Thanks to a long-term breeding programme established in the mid-1980s that focussed on breeding varieties for all major growing regions, the area of hybrid rye has expanded to more than 5 milion hectares across the northern hemisphere and it is now an established crop in Russia, Europe, Canada and the United States of America.

The health benefits of rye are also gaining increasing recognition with its low glycaemic index (GI) and high fibre content extending its appeal to an increasingly health conscious society while its use in specialist applications such as whisky, beer and gin is serving to further support demand.

From an agronomic perspective too it has many benefits. It requires less water than wheat and its better disease resistance profile than both wheat and barley mean it is often cheaper to grow while its early maturity and suitability for late drilling make it an appealing alternative for light land sites or as a subsequent cereal.

Hybrid Rye: the cereal with much to offer!


HYBRID RYE

KWS PROPOWER

Details

Drive your feedstock yield... step up to KWS Propower!

Breeder KWS

Year Launched 2017

Wholecrop Yield 35-45 t/ha

Grain Yield N/A

End Use AD/Biogas

KWS BONO

Details

Centre stage for grain yield and drought tolerance!

Breeder KWS

Year Launched 2015


Grain Yield 9-11 t/ha

End Use Dual purpose hybrid (AD or Grain; Feed, Flour & Distilling)

KWS EDMONDO

Details

New horizons for Hybrid Rye!

Breeder KWS

Year Launched 2018




KWS SERAFINO

Details

Fire up your rye yields and grain quality!

Breeder KWS

Year Launched 2019



End Use

Dual purpose hybrid (AD or Grain; Feed, Flour & Distilling)

KWS ETERNO

Details

2 in 1 Hybrid Rye from KWS!

Breeder KWS

Year Launched 2018







Hybrid Rye

All Rye data sources: Danish farmer union trials, KWS UK Obs, KWS Lochow Breeder Obs, Bundessortenamt


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OATS

WPB ELYANN

Details Comments

Type Husked WPB Elyann is an appealing spring oat that delivers high yields and broad market appeal due in large part to the highest kernel content of any recommended variety and low hulling losses. It combines good agronomics including stiff straw and resistance to lodging. Its suitability for human consumption has not gone unnoticed and there are several end-user contracts available with a number of merchants.

Year Listed 2017

Treated Yield 99%

Parentage Ivory Cross

WPB ISABEL

Details Comments

Type Husked WPB Isabel is a husked spring oat with a yield of 103% of controls and a high kernel content of 77.2%. It has impressively low screenings, average maturity and at 117 cm is amongst the taller varieties on the Recommended List. Its disease resistance is good and it has a high untreated yield of 88% (based on limited data).


Treated Yield 103%

Parentage Husky Cross

Spurred on by reports that oats are the ‘healthy cereal’ that is a natural way to reduce cholesterol and a good source of manganese and vitamin B12, consumer demand for oats and oat-based foods is steadily increasing. There is considerable opportunity for more growth: the UK has one of the lowest per capita consumption rates of any country with the likes of China, Mexico and Brazil all eating more while Canada and Australia dominate.

Helped by increasing demand the area of oats grown in England has been steadily increasing: since 2016 are the sown area has grown by more than 30% to reach 134,000 hectares in 2018. It is a similar story in Scotland where the area grown has increased by nearly half since 2010 to reach 32,641 hectares in 2017.



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UK yield (% treated control)

Fungicide-treated (7.9 t/ha) 105 102 102 101 100 99 96 95 103

Untreated (% of treated control) 96 95 93 85 92 87 81 84 [88]

Grain quality

Kernel content (%) 74.8 75.1 74.6 76.1 75.0 79.1 77.3 76.9 [77.2]

Specific weight (kg/hl) 53.6 53.4 54.4 54.2 54.5 53.6 52.8 53.6 [57.1]

Screenings (% through 2.0mm) 2.6 3.1 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.8 2.6 [1.5]

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (1–9) 8 8 [9] 7 7 6 7 8 -

Straw length (cm) 118 114 [115] 105 116 108 108 113 [117]

Ripening (days +/- Firth, -ve = earlier) +0 -1 +0 -1 +0 -1 +0 -1 0

Disease resistance

Mildew (1–9) 9 8 8 6 8 7 6 7 7

Crown rust (1–9) [4] [5] [4] 4 4 [5] 4 4 -


2014 (8.9 t/ha) [102] [102] - [99] [101] [99] [96] [95] -

2015 (8.7 t/ha) [101] [101] [103] [104] [98] [97] [94] [89] -

2016 (8.3 t/ha) [104] [102] [104] [100] [101] [99] [95] [97] [102]

2017 (7.2 t/ha) [112] [106] [102] [101] [103] [96] [101] [98] [111]

2018 (6.3 t/ha) [105] [100] [102] [102] [96] [103] [95] [96] [100]

Breeder/ UK contact

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Status in RL system

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RL status P2 - P1 - - - - - -

Spring Oats Recommended List 2019/20, Husked Varieties


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PEASMANAGER

Details Comments

Yield 106%

Manager is a consistently high yielding pea over several seasons and across a range of soil types. It has a strong disease package including resistance to pea wilt, coupled with its short stiff straw which makes for easier and safer harvesting ensure it is a step on from some of the more established varieties.

Standing ability at harvest

6

Earliness of ripening

6

Downy mildew 7

MANKATO

Details Comments

Yield 105%

Mankato is one of the highest yielding large blue peas on the PGRO Recommended List, it offers a strong disease package with exceptional straw strength. It is fully approved for all UK end-market applications allowing growers the comfort that regardless of quality there is a market.

Standing ability at harvest

6

Earliness of ripening

5

Downy mildew 5

Peas

Yellow Pea

Large Blue Pea

The area of combining peas is approximately 50,000ha though virtually all of it is grown in England with less than a thousand hectares sown in Scotland. KWS has been successfully breeding for this market for many years producing high quality large blue peas for the human consumption sector, and high yielding yellow peas for the feed markets.

Data source: PGRO Recommended List 2019

Data source: PGRO Recommended List 2019

CANTONA KWS

Details

n Reliable adjusted yield at 101.8%* n The only fully Recommended BCN tolerant varietyn High sugar content

The perfect BCN partner

Comments

With four years on the BBRO Recommended List and a high sugar content of 18.2%, CANTONA KWS is the right choice for growers further away from the sugar factory. Unsuitable for sowing before mid-March, CANTONA KWS will appeal to those with positive BCN samples and looking to drill a range of varieties to spread their workload in the Spring.

ADVENA KWS

Details

n Top 5 for adjusted yield at 104.0%* n Excellent bolting scoresn High sugar content

The all-rounder

Comments

New for 2019 ADVENA KWS delivers top 5 yield and incredibly low normal sown bolters.

With low early sown bolters meaning growers can drill in confidence before mid-March and solid rust resistance, ADVENA KWS will be a popular choice for a long growing season while a high sugar content of 18.2% will favour growers needing to haul their beet further to the factory.

*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List

*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List




SUGAR BEET

Sugar beet

Sugar beet varieties

DAPHNA

Details

n Unbeatable adjusted yield at 105.4% of controls*n Low early sown boltersn BCN tolerant

The best variety for the UK

Comments

Once again, the BCN tolerant DAPHNA tops the BBRO Recommended List, outperforming all other varieties for a third year running. Over 5% higher yielding than the control varieties, DAPHNA continues to set the benchmark for yield and improved farm gross margins.

DAPHNA’s strong disease resistance and suitability for drilling before mid-March continue to make it a great choice for all growers in 2020.

KORTESSA KWS

Details

n Unbeatable adjusted yield at 104.7% of controls*n Low boltingn Exceptional rust resistance

The variety with all the answers

Comments

Top 3 yield? Suitable for early drilling? Strong rust resistance? KORTESSA KWS answers yes to all three.

KORTESSA KWS combines yields more than 4% higher than controls with very low normal sown bolters over the last three seasons.

With low early sown bolters making it suitable for early drilling and a very high rust score, KORTESSA KWS is the ideal choice for a long growing season.

SABATINA KWS

Details

n Proven performance over the growing seasonn Consistent adjusted yield at 102.0%* n Good for late lifting

The UK’s most reliable performer

Comments

SABATINA KWS continues to prove popular with UK growers with five years on the BBRO Recommended List. Its consistent yield performance in trials places it ahead of other control varieties of the 2020 RL.

With noted yield increases after November in BBRO trials in 2017 and 2018, SABATINA KWS is expected to remain a first choice for many and will deliver its best performances when sown from mid-March onwards.

PHILINA KWS

Details

n Top 5 for adjusted yield at 102.7%* n Rz1 and Rz2 genes resistant to rhizomanian Specially recommended for use against AYPR strains

The strongest rhizomania resistance

Comments

With an adjusted yield well over controls, PHILINA KWS means there is no longer a yield penalty for those growers with soils containing the AYPR strain of rhizomania.

Containing the Rz2 gene in addition to the standard Rz1 gene, PHILINA KWS has double rhizomania resistance and provides growers the best tool to beat rhizomania. It is the only variety to choose if rhizomania is affecting your business performance.

*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List

*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List*Data source: 2020 BBRO Recommended List


SMART JANNINKA KWS

Details

n Herbicide tolerantn Low boltingn For use as part of the CONVISO® SMART weed

control system for sugar beet

The game changer

Comments

SMART JANNINKA KWS is the first herbicide tolerant sugar beet to enter the BBRO Recommend List.

Bred specifically to be used in the CONVISO® SMART weed control system for sugar beet, SMART JANNINKA KWS is the first variety to reach the market following over 20 years of research and development to provide the next step in weed control.

Offering its best performance when drilled from mid-March onwards and using the dedicated CONVISO® One herbicide, SMART JANNINKA KWS is the choice for more convenient, more effective weed control in sugar beet.

ALISHA KWS

Details

n High dry matter yieldn Good foliar disease resistancen Best suited to drilling from mid-March onwards

For great yields and good disease resistance

Comments

New for energy beet in 2019, ALISHA KWS offers excellent dry matter yields to deliver high gas yield per hectare. Delivering its best performance from mid-March drilling onwards and with good performance against rust and powdery mildew, ALISHA KWS will tick many boxes for UK energy beet growers.

GERTY KWS

Details

n Eight years in the UKn High DM yieldsn Low dirt tare levels

The consistent performer

Comments

GERTY KWS is the best established Energybeet in the UK and is grown from Inverness to Cornwall.

Introduced eight years ago, GERTY KWS combines high DM yields with low dirt tares and on the back of its consistency over contrasting seasons it has been widely adopted on farm. GERTY KWS sits slightly higher out of the ground than other varieties and this, combined with its smooth skin, will help to minimise dirt tares on farm.

ELOQUENTA KWS

Details

n Very high DM yieldsn The highest yielding varietyn Low dirt tares

The next generation

Comments

ELOQUENTA KWS is the next step in our breeding programme designed to bring high dry matter yields which in turn bring high gas yields per ha. Where the biogas operator wants high DM content, high yields and low dirt tare then ELOQUENTA KWS can offer it all.


Energy beet / Feed beet varieties


MAIZE

KWS Maize Demonstration Site

Lydney, Gloucestershire – Open during SeptemberTo book your visit please contact your merchant, or the KWS Office.

The KWS Maize demonstration sites at Lydney and St Briavels are unique in the UK, showcasing all aspects of Maize breeding and the full KWS maize portfolio, which includes:

n Breeding demonstration

n Population wheel

n All current commercial hybrids

n New KWS forage and energy hybrids prior to commercialisation

n Sowing and seed width drilling trials

n Compare the UK’s top 20 bestselling maize hybrids

Second demonstration site at nearby St Briavels at 600ft above sea level demonstrates the different growing and varietal effects experienced at altitude.

Tour of adjoining AD Plant – optional

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Key Contacts

John MilesProduct Development ManagerT 07966 058875E [email protected]

Will CompsonCereals & Sales ManagerT 07966 995828E [email protected]

James MaguireEastern & Scottish Specialist T 07979 652384E [email protected]

Kirsty RichardsValue Chain Manager T 07748 960726E [email protected]

Scott ManningHead of UK Marketing T 07896 201584E [email protected]

Jasmine Hughes Marketing CoordinatorT 07827 927387E [email protected]

John BurgessMaize & Hybrid Rye Product ManagerT 07766 258264E [email protected]

Julie GoultOilseed & Northern Sales ManagerT 07747 627551E [email protected]

Keith BestCereals ConsultantT 01763 207327E [email protected]

Martin BrownAgroService Manager - Sugar beetT 07972 647224E [email protected]

John MorganMaize Sales ManagerT 07595 562943E [email protected]

Ben BishopCountry Manager - Sugar beetT 07717 844441E [email protected]

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