KWS·Cereals
KWS Starlight
KWS Starlight — a mid-season to mid-late spring wheat variety bred by KWS, quality class 2 by the Ukrainian classification, with stable yield under insufficient moisture, per the maker.
Main advantages
- Insufficient moisture — stable yield, per KWS
- Yellow rust 7 — high resistance, per KWS
- Seeding rate 350–500 germinable seeds/m2 — by date and zone
- Sowing depth 3–4 cm — maker's recommendation
Overview
About this product
A spring wheat 80 cm tall, with maturity from mid-season to mid-late (6). The maker places it in quality class 2 by the Ukrainian classification, and in the heading calls it a mid-late wheat of class A.
The maker states consistently high yield even under insufficient moisture and high protein content (6 in the profile, medium to high). Resistance to yellow rust is 7, to septoria leaf blotch 6, and to fusarium head blight and lodging 5.
The seeding rate is 350–500 germinable seeds/m2 depending on sowing date and zone, and the sowing depth is 3–4 cm. Falling number is scored 5, grain size 5.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | spring wheat |
| Maturity | mid-season to mid-late (score 6) |
| Registered zones | Steppe, Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Drought tolerance | consistently high yield even under insufficient moisture (per the maker) |
| Protein | medium to high (score 6) |
| Quality class | class 2 by the Ukrainian classification (class A per the maker's heading) |
| Test weight | medium to high (score 6) |
| Lodging resistance | medium (score 5) |
| Plant height | 80 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: medium (score 5); brown leaf rust: medium to high (score 6); septoria leaf blotch: medium to high (score 6); yellow rust: high (score 7); 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: medium (score 5); Ear emergence: medium to mid-late (score 6); Grains per ear: medium to high (score 6); Stand density (stems): medium (score 5); Falling number: medium (score 5); Grain size: medium (score 5) |
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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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