KWS EXTASE
The complete package with Septoria protection built-in
- High untreated yield and exceptionally consistent across sites and seasons
- A truly complete package in terms of disease resistance and quality
- Excellent resistance to Septoria tritici - the first variety over an 8 on the market
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After 8 years on the AHDB RL, KWS Extase still has an untreated yield of 90%. Its amazing combination of end-market potential, yield and disease resistance will make it a variety that every farmer will still wants to grow in 2026 and beyond. The robust all-round package that KWS Extase offers is completed with a score of 6.5 for Septoria tritici. As a Group 2 milling wheat with excellent grain characteristics, KWS Extase meets the needs of domestic millers and is approved for export with its status. As a French-bred variety, its speed of movement through stem extension is faster than average; growers will want to prioritise it in the spring to ensure that input applications are made to suit the needs of the variety rather than being calendar-driven. Best results are achieved sowing later.
| UK | 102 |
| East | 102 |
| West | 102 |
| North | 102 |
| Untreated | 90 |
| First cereal | 102 |
| Second cereal | 101 |
| Early sown | 102 |
| Late sown | 101 |
| Light soil | 102 |
| Heavy soil | 102 |
| Mildew | 6 |
| Yellow Rust | 7 |
| Brown Rust | 7 |
| Septoria Tritici | 6.5 |
| Eyespot | 4 |
| Fusarium | 6 |
| Resistance to lodging (+PGR) | 7 |
| Resistance to lodging (-PGR) | 7 |
| Height (cm) | 93 |
| Ripening (days +/- Control, -ve = earlier) | -1 |
| Latest safe sowing date | End Jan |
| ukp bread wheat for export | yes |
| uks soft wheat for export | no |
| Protein content (%) - Milling spec | 12.2 |
| Hagberg Falling Number | 293 |
| Specific weight (kg/hl) | 79.1 |
| Scotland | 20th September |
| North Lincolnshire & Yorkshire | 20th September |
| East Anglia & Midlands | 25th September |
| West & Midlands | 25th September |
| South | 30th September |
It just ticks so many boxes and, as the current mainstay variety, accounts for fifty per cent of our 650ha of wheat.
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