KWS Curlew

KWS Curlew (W144) is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, HFN, and excellent specific weight. Yielding about 2% above Einstein and Cordiale, it has excellent untreated yields. It has straw height similar to Einstein, but is much stiffer. Good resistance to mildew, eyespot and yellow rust is offset a little by lower scores for brown rust and septoria tritici.

Agronomic Characteristics

Data source: NL1 and NL2 trials 2007+2008, winter wheat NL 4yr report

	Lodging % (untreated)	Lodging % (treated)	Height (cm)	Ripeness (days +/-)
KWS Curlew	2.5	0.5	90	0
Claire	2.2	2.2	94	0
Solstice	1.2	0.6	97	1
Robigus	1.5	2.5	93	1
Einstein	10.4	5.8	91	1
Alchemy	3.6	1.1	100	3

Grain Quality (1-9)

Data source: NL1 and NL2 trials 2007+2008, winter wheat NL 4yr report

	NABIM Group	Endosperm texture	HFN	Specific weight	Protein (%)
KWS Curlew	2	Hard	253	78.2	11.1
Claire	3	Soft	221	77.1	10.5
Solstice	1	Hard	244	78.0	11.7
Robigus	3	Soft	179	77.2	10.6
Einstein	2	Hard	260	77.4	11.7
Alchemy	4	Soft	229	77.5	10.7

Disease Resistance

Data source: NL1 and NL2 trials 2007+2008, winter wheat NL 4yr report

	Mildew	Yellow rust	Brown rust	S. tritici	S. nodorum	Eyespot
KWS Curlew	7.8	8.6	5.0	4.6	[6]	6.1
Claire	3.7	8.5	4.2	5.9	6.5	6.7
Solstice	4.5	8.9	3.1	4.9	5.2	4.8
Robigus	5.8	2.0	6.2	6.2	6.1	5.0
Einstein	6.3	7.2	4.6	5.1	5.6	6.1
Alchemy	7.0	8.8	3.9	6.7	7.1	6.2