KWS GUIUM

Great combination of yellow rust resistance, OWBM and yield for biscuit growers

Excellent yields later sown, 1st and 2nd and in the East
Excellent yellow rust resistance (9) with OWBM resistance
UK Flour millers biscuit wheat with distilling potential

Characteristics

About

KWS Guium is the perfect wheat to help schedule workloads on farm this year. Suited to being drilled from October onwards, KWS Guium is later maturing (+3) which enables the spreading of the workload at harvest. The excellent sprouting resistance also adds flexibility during this time. With good yellow rust resistance (9) and OWBM, the variety performs well in the East. Whilst a robust fungicide programme is recommended to get the best out of this variety. KWS Guium is one of the few varieties not to be based on Cougar within the Group 3 sector. Therefore, it is a useful addition on farm to increase genetic diversity into the wheat rotation.

Yield (% treated control)

UK	101
East	102
West	100
North	101
Untreated	80

Rotation, sowing date & soil type (yield% treated control)

First cereal	101
Second cereal	101
Early sown	[102]
Late sown	[102]
Light soil	101
Heavy soil	102

Disease resistance

Mildew	5
Yellow Rust	9
Brown Rust	3
Septoria Tritici	5.1
Eyespot	[5]
Fusarium	7
OWBM	R

Agronomic features

Resistance to lodging (+PGR)	7
Resistance to lodging (-PGR)	7
Height (cm)	90
Ripening (days +/- Control, -ve = earlier)	+3
Latest safe sowing date	[Mid Feb]
Tillering capacity (low/mod/high)	medium-high
Growth habit overwinter	intermediate-prostrate
Development (Time to GS32)	medium-fast

Quality and market

ukp bread wheat for export	no
uks soft wheat for export	no
Protein content (%)	11.0
Protein content (%) - Milling spec	11.8
Hagberg Falling Number	257
Specific weight (kg/hl)	78.8

Regional Sowing Start Dates

Scotland	10th September
North Lincolnshire & Yorkshire	15th September
East Anglia & Midlands	23rd September
West & Midlands	23rd September
South	30th September