Early wheat seed FOWLMERE
winterrust resistantpowdery mildew resistant

Early wheat seed - FOWLMERE - KWS SAAT AG - winter / rust resistant / powdery mildew resistant
Early wheat seed - FOWLMERE - KWS SAAT AG - winter / rust resistant / powdery mildew resistant
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Characteristics

Maturity
early
Season
winter
Disease resistance
rust resistants, powdery mildew resistant, septoria resistant, fusarium resistant

Description

About
KWS FOWLMERE is a hard Group 4 winter wheat variety developed from KWS breeding trials in Fowlmere. It delivers consistently high treated yields, excellent grain quality with one of the highest specific weights on the market (79.8 kg/hl) and an early maturity rating of -2, offering harvest scheduling flexibility. The variety shows good untreated performance (88%) and a solid disease profile including OWBM resistance.

Key features
  • Earliest maturing variety on the Recommended List (ripening -2)
  • Very high specific weight: 79.8 kg/hl
  • Orange Wheat Blossom Midge (OWBM) resistance


Yield (% treated control)
  • UK: 106
  • East: 106
  • West: 106
  • North: 108
  • Untreated: 88


Rotation, sowing date & soil type (yield % treated control)
  • First cereal: 107
  • Second cereal: 105
  • Early sown: -
  • Late sown: 105
  • Light soil: 108
  • Heavy soil: 106


Disease resistance
  • Mildew: 5
  • Yellow Rust: 5
  • Brown Rust: 5
  • Septoria tritici: 6.1
  • Eyespot: 6
  • Fusarium: 7
  • OWBM: R


Agronomic features
  • Resistance to lodging (+PGR): 6
  • Resistance to lodging (-PGR): 7
  • Height: 91 cm
  • Ripening: -2 (earliest maturing)
  • Latest safe sowing date: End Jan


Quality and market
  • UK bread wheat for export: yes
  • UK soft wheat for export: no
  • Protein content: 11.0%
  • Hagberg Falling Number: 299
  • Specific weight: 79.8 kg/hl


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
  • Commercial name: KWS FOWLMERE
  • Group: Hard Group 4 winter wheat
  • Specific weight: 79.8 kg/hl
  • Protein content: 11.0%
  • Hagberg Falling Number: 299
  • Ripening: -2 (earliest maturing)
  • Untreated yield: 88% (treated control ~106% UK)
  • Height: 91 cm
  • Resistance to lodging (+PGR): 6; (-PGR): 7
  • Disease scores: Mildew 5; Yellow Rust 5; Brown Rust 5; Septoria tritici 6.1; Fusarium 7; Eyespot 6
  • OWBM resistance: R
  • Regional sowing start dates: Scotland 5 Sep; North Lincolnshire & Yorkshire 10 Sep; East Anglia & Midlands 12 Sep; West & Midlands 12 Sep; South 20 Sep

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