Kerrin Autumn Feed Wheat
THE BARN FILLER
THE ULTIMATE FEED WHEAT FOR
MAXIMUM YIELD POTENTIAL
Description
Kerrin is our designated yield champion. With great performance over a wide range of growing conditions, we proudly back Kerrin as a solid variety for your farming operations. Still the best wheat yield in New Zealand.
- Very flexible planting window.
- Intermediate maturity based on recommended planting dates.
- Very good disease package with increased resistance to septoria and both brown and stripe rusts.
- Extremely high tillering ability and consistent yields.
- Exhibits stiff straw, but will benefit from a PGR programme to support its high yield potential.
4 YEAR AVERAGE YIELD RESULT
% of Trial Mean
Trial Mean 16.31 T/ha
CV – 3.08%
80
110
100%
KERRIN
98%
FIRELIGHT
GRAIN QUALITY & ATTRIBUTES
4 YEAR AVERAGE
TEST WEIGHT
71.8Kg/hL
SCREENINGS (%)
1.6%
Maturity:
Intermediate
Tillering:
High
Yield:
Very high
End Use:
Feed
Breeder:
KWS, UK
DISEASE TOLERANCE
Septoria
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Stripe Rust
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Leaf Rust
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fusarium
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
STRAW HEIGHT & STRENGTH
Height (cm)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Strength
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PLANTING WINDOW
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D