KWS·Cereals
KWS Uolles
KWS Uolles — a mid-season six-row winter barley from KWS with a plant height of 100 cm and, by the maker's score, large grain and high test weight.
Main advantages
- Test weight 7 — high, maker's score
- Grading 7 — large, even grain
- 1000-seed weight 7 — high, maker's score
- Yield 8.8–10.0 t/ha — on farms in 2026
- Good winter hardiness — maker's score
Overview
About this product
KWS Uolles is a six-row winter barley 100 cm tall, with maturity from mid-season to mid-late (6). Per the maker's description, the variety gives a high and stable yield even under difficult growing conditions; in 2026 farms harvested 8.8 and 10.0 t/ha.
KWS calls it the highest in test weight among six-row barleys in Germany. The maker's scores: 1000-seed weight, grading and test weight are high (7), lodging resistance is medium (5), resistance to powdery mildew and rhynchosporium is medium (5), to net blotch medium to high (6), and to dwarf rust low to medium (4).
The maker calls winter hardiness good.
Specifications
Agronomic profile
| Brand | KWS |
|---|---|
| Type | winter, six-row |
| Maturity | mid-season; maturity: 6, mid-season to mid-late |
| Registered zones | Forest-Steppe, Polissia |
| Winter hardiness | good |
| Yield | 8.8–10.0 t/ha (results of two farms, 2026) |
| Protein | 4, low to medium |
| Test weight | 7, high |
| Lodging resistance | 5, medium |
| Plant height | 100 cm |
| Disease resistance | powdery mildew: 5, medium; rhynchosporium: 5, medium; net blotch: 6, medium to high; dwarf rust: 4, low to medium |
| Thousand-seed weight | 7, high |
| Other facts | Ear emergence: 5, medium; Grains per ear: 6, medium to high; Ear brittleness resistance: 6, medium to high; Brittleness resistance of the internode below the ear: 5, medium; Grading: 7, high |
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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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