KWS·Cereals
KWS Emil
KWS Emil — a mid-season to mid-late, short-strawed winter wheat variety bred by KWS, quality class 3; by the maker's score, it has very high winter hardiness.
Main advantages
- Winter hardiness 7 — reliable overwintering, per KWS
- Short straw, 81 cm — lodging resistance 7
- Tan spot and septoria — high resistance, per KWS
- 1000-seed weight 7 — high, maker's score
Overview
About this product
A winter wheat variety for food grain of quality class 3, with a plant height of 81 cm and maturity from mid-season to mid-late (6). The maker calls winter hardiness very high, with reliable overwintering even in difficult conditions; in the profile it is scored 7 (high).
This short-strawed variety has lodging resistance of 7 (high). The maker calls resistance to tan spot and septoria high, scored 6 in the profile; resistance to yellow rust is 7.
The 1000-seed weight is 7 (high), grains per ear 7 (high). Protein content is 5 (medium), test weight 5 (medium).
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | winter wheat |
| Maturity | mid-season to mid-late (score 6) |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | high (score 7); very high per the maker's description, reliable overwintering even in difficult conditions |
| Protein | medium (score 5) |
| Quality class | quality class 3 (food wheat) |
| Test weight | medium (score 5) |
| Lodging resistance | high (score 7) |
| Plant height | 81 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: medium to high (score 6); brown leaf rust: medium to high (score 6); tan spot: medium to high (score 6); septoria leaf blotch: medium to high (score 6); yellow rust: high (score 7); fusarium head blight: medium (score 5) |
| Other facts | 1000-seed weight: high (score 7); Ear emergence: medium (score 5); Grains per ear: high (score 7) |
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Questions & answers
What farmers ask most
- Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar on the adam.ua blog.
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