Early wheat seed AINTREE

winterrust resistantpowdery mildew resistant

About
KWS AINTREE is a Group 4 winter bread wheat variety showing consistent high treated yields across official trials. It is a taller type, not recommended for very early drilling, and offers useful performance when drilled later in the season. A notable trait is resistance to OWBM (Orange Wheat Blossom Midge).

Key benefits

• Highest yielding variety on the Recommended List: 110% of treated controls (UK)
• Consistent high yields across trial years (2023: 110%, 2024: 111%, 2025: 110%)
• OWBM resistance and good performance when drilled later

Yield (% treated control)
UK: 110
East: 110
West: 111
North: 109
Untreated: 85

Rotation, sowing date & soil type (yield % treated control)
First cereal: 110
Second cereal: 109
Early sown: 110
Late sown: 111
Light soil: 109
Heavy soil: 110

Disease resistance
Mildew: 5
Yellow Rust: 3
Brown Rust: 5
Septoria Tritici: 6.3
Eyespot: 6
Fusarium: 5
OWBM: R

Agronomic features
Resistance to lodging (+PGR): 7
Resistance to lodging (-PGR): 7
Height (cm): 93
Ripening (days +/- Control, -ve = earlier): 0
Latest safe sowing date: End Jan

Quality and market
UKP bread wheat for export: no
UKS soft wheat for export: no
Protein content (%): 10.4
Hagberg Falling Number: 277
Specific weight (kg/hl): 78.7

Regional sowing start dates
Scotland: 5 Sep
North Lincolnshire & Yorkshire: 10 Sep
East Anglia & Midlands: 12 Sep
West & Midlands: 12 Sep
South: 20 Sep

Technical specifications

• Brand: KWS
• Commercial name: KWS AINTREE
• Group: Group 4
• Yield (treated control, UK): 110%
• Trial yields: 2023 110%, 2024 111%, 2025 110%
• Disease resistances: Mildew 5; Yellow Rust 3; Brown Rust 5; Septoria Tritici 6.3; Eyespot 6; Fusarium 5; OWBM R
• Agronomy: Height 93 cm; Lodging resistance (with/without PGR) 7; Ripening 0 (relative to control); Latest safe sowing date: End Jan
• Quality: Protein 10.4%; Hagberg 277; Specific weight 78.7 kg/hl