KWS Horizon

KWS Horizon (W150) is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, HFN and outstanding specific weight. Yielding about 1% above Einstein and Cordiale, it has especially high yields in the North. It has reasonably short and stiff straw, with a range of disease resistance scores – excellent for eyespot, only average for brown rust.

Agronomic Characteristics

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

	Lodging % (untreated)	Lodging % (treated)	Height (cm)	Ripeness (days +/-)
KWS Horizon	1.6	3.4	83	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 Horizon	2	Hard	241	81.3	11.6
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 Horizon	8.1	6.7	4.9	5.0	[7]	7.4
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