KWS·Cereals
KWS Sharki
KWS Sharki — a mid-early spring bread-making wheat variety bred by KWS, quality class 1; the maker states a high thousand-seed weight, high protein content and a high flour yield.
Main advantages
- Protein 8 — high to very high, per KWS
- High flour yield — maker's data
- High sedimentation — maker's data
- Seeding rate 350–500 germinable seeds/m2 — by date and zone
- Yield 4.0–8.5 t/ha — on farms, 2024–2025
Overview
About this product
A spring bread-making wheat of quality class 1, a mid-early variety 92 cm tall. By the maker's score, protein content is 8 (high to very high), falling number 7, test weight 8 and 1000-seed weight 7.
The maker states a high flour yield, high sedimentation and water absorption capacity, and well-filled grain. Resistance to yellow rust is 6, to powdery mildew 5 and to lodging 4 (low to medium).
The seeding rate is 350–500 germinable seeds/m2 depending on sowing date and zone, and the sowing depth is 3–4 cm. On farms in 2024–2025 the variety gave 4.0–8.5 t/ha.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | spring wheat |
| Maturity | mid-season (score 5) |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Yield | 4.0–8.5 t/ha (farm results in 2024 and 2025: 2024 Kyiv 5.6, Kirovohrad 4.0; 2025 Kyiv 5.6, Cherkasy 8.5, Kharkiv 5.1) |
| Protein | high to very high (score 8) |
| Quality class | quality class 1 (bread-making wheat) |
| Test weight | high to very high (score 8) |
| Lodging resistance | low to medium (score 4) |
| Plant height | 92 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: medium (score 5); brown leaf rust: medium (score 5); septoria leaf blotch: medium (score 5); yellow rust: medium to high (score 6); fusarium head blight: medium (score 5) |
| Seeding rate | early: Polissia 370, Forest-Steppe 370, Steppe 350; optimal: 400, 400, 400; late: 450, 450, 470; very late: 500, 500, 500 germinable seeds/m2 |
| Sowing depth | 3–4 cm |
| Other facts | Spikelets/m2: Polissia 550–650, Forest-Steppe 550–600, Steppe 500–550; 1000-seed weight: high (score 7); Ear emergence: medium (score 5); Grains per ear: low (score 3); Stand density (stems): medium (score 5); Falling number: high (score 7); Grain size: large (score 7); Milling properties: high flour yield, high sedimentation, high water absorption capacity (per the maker) |
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- 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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