KWS·Cereals
KWS Sphere
KWS Sphere — an awnless mid-early winter bread-making wheat variety bred by KWS, quality class 2; the maker states high resistance to fusarium head blight and suitability for sowing after maize.
Main advantages
- Fusarium head blight 7 — high resistance, per KWS
- SBCMV — resistance to soil-borne viruses, maker's data
- After maize — suitable for sowing, maker's data
- Foot rots — high resistance, maker's data
- Yield 9.1–10.2 t/ha — on farms in 2026
Overview
About this product
An awnless mid-early winter wheat variety of quality class 2, with a plant height of 90 cm. The maker scores fusarium head blight resistance at 7 (high).
The maker states resistance to soil-borne viruses (SBCMV), high resistance to foot rots, suitability for sowing after maize and reliable productivity even in drought. In 2026 farms harvested 9.1–10.2 t/ha.
Resistance to yellow rust is 7, to brown leaf rust 6, to lodging 6, and winter hardiness is 5. The 1000-seed weight is 7, protein content 6.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | winter wheat |
| Maturity | mid-early (per the maker's description); in the profile maturity is 4, early to mid-season |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | medium (score 5) |
| Drought tolerance | reliable productivity even in drought (per the maker) |
| Yield | 9.1–10.2 t/ha (farm results in 2026: Vinnytsia 9.3, Poltava 9.1, Kharkiv 10.2) |
| Protein | medium to high (score 6) |
| Quality class | quality class 2 (bread-making wheat) |
| Test weight | medium to high (score 6) |
| Lodging resistance | medium to high (score 6) |
| Plant height | 90 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: medium (score 5); brown leaf rust: medium to high (score 6); tan spot: medium to high (score 6); septoria leaf blotch: medium (score 5); yellow rust: high (score 7); fusarium head blight: high (score 7); soil-borne viruses (SBCMV): resistant; foot rots: high resistance (per the maker's description) |
| Preceding crops | suited to sowing after maize |
| Other facts | 1000-seed weight: high (score 7); Ear emergence: early to medium (score 4); Grains per ear: medium (score 5); Awns: awnless |
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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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