KWS·Cereals
KWS Kejtum
KWS Kejtum — a mid-season to mid-late winter wheat variety bred by KWS; the maker calls it a feed wheat suited to brewing, with high resistance to fusarium head blight.
Main advantages
- Powdery mildew 8 — high to very high resistance
- Late sowing dates — high adaptability, maker's data
- Yield 9.2–9.8 t/ha — on farms in 2026
- High grain grading — maker's data
- Suited to brewing — per the maker
Overview
About this product
A winter wheat variety 95 cm tall, with maturity from mid-season to mid-late (6). The maker calls it a high-yielding feed wheat that is also suited to brewing, with high grain grading and high adaptability to late sowing dates.
In 2026 farms harvested 9.2–9.8 t/ha. By the maker's score, resistance to powdery mildew is 8, to yellow rust 7, to fusarium head blight 6 and to tan spot 5.
Lodging resistance is 4 (low to medium), protein content 4 (low to medium), test weight 6 (medium to high) and winter hardiness 6.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | winter wheat |
| Maturity | mid-season to mid-late (score 6) |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Use | feed; suited to use in brewing (per the maker) |
| Winter hardiness | medium to high (score 6) |
| Sowing time | high adaptability to late sowing dates (per the maker) |
| Yield | 9.2–9.8 t/ha (farm results in 2026: Lviv 9.2, Vinnytsia 9.8, Zhytomyr 9.8) |
| Protein | low to medium (score 4) |
| Quality class | feed wheat |
| Test weight | medium to high (score 6) |
| Lodging resistance | low to medium (score 4) |
| Plant height | 95 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: high to very high (score 8); brown leaf rust: medium to high (score 6); tan spot: medium (score 5); septoria leaf blotch: medium to high (score 6); yellow rust: high (score 7); fusarium head blight: medium to high (score 6) |
| Other facts | 1000-seed weight: high (score 7); Ear emergence: medium (score 5); Grains per ear: medium to high (score 6); Grain grading: high (per the maker) |
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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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