KWS Palladium

✚ A similar variety to KWS Extase with slower growth habit
✚ Relatively stiff straw and good all-round disease resistance

Variety Positioning

• A good alternative to KWS Extase with slightly higher yields (101% treated, 82% untreated), a more measured growth habit and more robust disease resistance.  

• Accepted by the millers as a Group 2-type but not approved for ukp export.

• Grain quality is good with high HFN (316s), a slightly lower specific weight (77.3 kg/hl) and a protein content of 12.4%.

• Suitable for all regions excluding those with a high sterility risk.

• Performs well across soil types and is an acceptable choice as a second wheat.

• It can be drilled slightly earlier than KWS Extase but still best grown from the last week of September through to the end of December.

• Medium height (85 cm), decently stiff straw treated (RL 8; Agrii 7) and untreated (RL 8; Agrii 6), relatively early maturity (RL -1; Agrii-1) and good resistance to sprouting.

• A relatively clean variety with a good disease package with mildew (RL 7; Agrii 7), yellow rust (RL 6; Agrii 7), brown rust (RL 6; Agrii 5) and Septoria tritici (RL 7; Agrii 6.5).

• Moderately susceptible to fusarium ear blight (6.4) and stem-base diseases and not resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.

NOTE:
Numbers in bold – Agrii Advisory List data.
Numbers in standard text – AHDB Recommended List