KWS BARREL
Winter Wheat
Bantam x Viscount
SEEDING
THE FUTURE
SINCE 1856
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Highest yielding Group 3
Good physical grain quality
Highest yielding soft variety in the North;
a true Dynamic barnfiller
Excellent standing scores; twin 8s
OWBM resistant
Group 3 variety KWS Barrel is 4% higher yielding than the
market leading Group 3 variety, Zulu. With a 212 Hagberg
and 76.4kg/hl specific weight, it has good grain quality and
is the ideal choice for the uks markets.
A Viscount type in the field and with a prostrate growth
habit, KWS Barrel performs well across the whole UK and
has exceptional figures in the North and on light land.
KWS Barrel is very short and stiff, with good disease
resistance, including OWBM.
UK Yield (% Controls)
KWS Barrel
Zulu
Yield (%)
UK
103
99
East
102
99
West
102
98
North
109
102
Disease
Mildew
6
7
Yellow Rust
8
5
Brown Rust
6
4
S.Nodorum
[5]
[6]
S.tritici
4.4
5.7
Eyespot
4
4
Fusarium
6
6
OWBM
R
R
110
Agronomy
106
Lodging (+)
8
7
Lodging (-)
8
6
Height (cm)
83
89
Ripening
(+/- JB Diego)
+1
+1
Sp.Wt (kg/hl)
76.4
75.6
Hagberg
212
233
UK
102
East
West
98
94
North
KWS Barrel
Zulu
Data sources: AHDB Recommended List, Winter Wheat 2017/18
KWS UK Ltd, 56 Church Street, Thriplow, Royston, Herts, SG8 7RE
n Tel: 01763 207300 n Fax: 01763 207310 n Email: [email protected] n www.kws-uk.com