KWS Barrel

The above video was recorded on July 4, 2023 and the information below was updated on June 9, 2023.

BREEDER: KWS UK Ltd
PEDIGREE: Bantam x Viscount
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2016)

MARKET OPTIONS: UKFM Group 3, UK Biscuit, Export

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2022 %: England & Wales: 0.0. Scotland: 4.6.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2023 %: England & Wales: 0.0. Scotland: 518.

AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (UK): N/A
AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): N/A
AHDB RL 2023 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): N/A

POSITIVES

• High yielding consistent performer in north
• Slow developer with prostrate growth habit in Autumn make it potentially suitable for early drilling
• Short, stiff straw
• High tillering capacity with good ear fertility
• Robust grain quality

NEGATIVES

• Very low untreated yield
• Poor overall disease resistance, particularly Septoria tritici; careful management required especially if drilling early
• Rated ‘Poor’ for distilling
• Generally poor as a second wheat
• Variety no longer in multiplication and has been removed from recommended list