KWS·Cereals
KWS Spenser
KWS Spenser — a mid-season winter wheat variety bred by KWS; the maker states high winter hardiness, high protein content, a high falling number and low soil requirements, including sandy soils.
Main advantages
- Winter hardiness 8 — high to very high, per KWS
- Periodic drought — stable yield, per KWS
- Resistance to Al ions — maker's data
- Sandy soils — can be grown, maker's data
- Yield 7.3–10.8 t/ha — on farms in 2025
Overview
About this product
A mid-season winter wheat variety, 90 cm tall, with winter hardiness 8 (high to very high). The maker states a high and stable yield even with periodic drought, high resistance to Al ions and the option of growing on different soils, including sandy ones.
In 2025 farms harvested 7.3–10.8 t/ha. Resistance to powdery mildew and yellow rust is scored 7, and to other leaf diseases and fusarium head blight 6.
Protein content is 6 (medium to high), test weight 7 (high) and lodging resistance 6.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | winter wheat |
| Maturity | mid-season (score 5) |
| Registered zones | Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | high to very high (score 8) |
| Drought tolerance | high and stable yield even with periodic drought (per the maker) |
| Yield | 7.3–10.8 t/ha (farm results in 2025: Ternopil 10.8, Zhytomyr 8.9, Vinnytsia 7.3, Cherkasy 9.9, Chernihiv 8.6, Poltava 8.4) |
| Protein | medium to high (score 6) |
| Test weight | high (score 7) |
| Lodging resistance | medium to high (score 6) |
| Plant height | 90 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: high (score 7); 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 to high (score 6) |
| Other facts | 1000-seed weight: medium to high (score 6); Ear emergence: medium (score 5); Grains per ear: medium (score 5); Soils: undemanding, can be grown on different soils, including sandy ones (per the maker); Falling number: high (per the maker); Al ions: high resistance (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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