KWS Vibe

✚ A Group 1 wheat with excellent agronomic profile
✚ Excellent grain quality and good all round disease resistance

Variety Positioning

• KWS Vibe was a new addition to the UK Recommended List last year, with a strong balance of yield (97% treated, 88% untreated) and disease resistance.

• It delivers excellent grain quality, with a high Hagberg Falling Number (294 seconds), strong specific weight (78.6 kg/hl), and elevated protein content (13.4%), the latter was confirmed in Agrii’s dedicated milling wheat trials last year.  

• It is not approved for ukp export.

• KWS Vibe is adaptable across all heavy and light soil types and UK regions.

• Its relatively slow development makes it a good option for earlier  drilling.  It has potential as a second wheat with PCH1 eyespot resistance (6),  it only shows a small drop in relative performance (1%) from its first wheat performance.

• It has medium height (89 cm), relatively stiff straw (8.2 treated, 7.8 untreated), and mid-maturity (+1).

• Disease resistance is generally strong with mildew (7 RL; 7 Agrii), yellow rust (8 RL; 8 Agrii), Septoria tritici (6.5 RL; 6.9 Agrii) and brown rust (6.2 RL vs. 5.6 Agrii).

• It is susceptible to yellow rust at the seedling stage (UKCPVS data) so a T0 fungicide should be considered until adult plant resistance is fully expressed.

• Trials also point to moderate resistance to the stem-base disease complex. Vibe is not resistant to orange wheat blossom midge.

• Overall, KWS Vibe is a strong new entrant to the Group 1 milling sector, offering high grain quality, attractive protein levels and robust disease resistance.  

• It is a promising option for growers seeking an alternative to existing Group 1 varieties.

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