KWS Dawsum

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

BREEDER: KWS UK Ltd
PEDIGREE: KWS Kerrin x Costello
STATUS: AHDB Recommended List variety for UK (since 2022)

MARKET OPTIONS: Hard Group 4, Feed

CERTIFIED SEED SALES 2022 %: England & Wales: 17.0 Scotland: 7.0.
PROVISIONAL SEED AREA 2023 %: England & Wales: 15.7. Scotland: 11.6.

AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (UK): 104
AHDB RL 2023 TREATED YIELD (NORTH REGION): [106]
AHDB RL 2023 UNTREATED YIELD (UK): 95

POSITIVES

• Joint highest yielding variety in the north region
• Very high untreated yield
• Excellent as both a first and second wheat and on both heavy and especially lighter land
• Very good resistance to mildew, yellow rust and brown rust
• Well suited to early drilling
• Short, relatively stiff strawed
• Superb grain quality (inherited from Costello parentage), with very high Hagberg & specific weight

NEGATIVES

• Average resistance to Septoria triciti compared to other hard wheats
• Susceptible to orange wheat blossom midge