KS Western Star
Seed Quick-Facts
Variety Highlights
This new release variety from Kansas Wheat Alliance is a hard red winter wheat with a pedigree of Byrd and KS05HW121-2. KS Western Star is a medium maturity and medium-tall statured variety. It had greater yields than any hard red wheat varieties in the KIN tests in 2017 and 2018, including Tatanka, WB-Grainfield, SY Monument, T158, Langin, and Larry. On average over the two years, it yielded more than any common check varieties, including Joe.
KS Western Star has resistances to stripe rust, leaf rust and soilborne mosaic virus.
It has very good straw strength and grain shattering resistance along with good milling and baking qualities.
Strengths:
- Resistance to Wheat Curl Mite and Triticum Mosaic
- High yield potential
- Very good drought tolerance
Where To Grow
Insect & Disease Tolerance
| Barley Yellow Dwarf | Hessian Fly | Leaf Rust | Stem Rust | Stripe Rust | Powdery Mildew | Scab | Septoria Leaf Branch | Soilborne Mosaic | Tan Spot | Wheat Streak Mosaic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS Western Star | Intermediate | Susceptible | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate | Moderately resistant | Moderately susceptible |
Argonomic Characteristics
| Acid Soil Tolerance | Coleoptile Length | Drought Tolerance | Early Spring Greenup | Fall Ground Cover Capability | Grazing Potential in Fall | Height | Maturity | Protein | Baking Quality | Milling Quality | Seed Size | Shattering Reputation | Straw Strength | Test Weight | Tillering | Winterhardiness | Overall Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS Western Star | N/A | Medium | Very Good | N/A | N/A | N/A | Medium | Moderately Susceptible | Average | Good | Good | Medium | Very Good | Very Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Where to buy KS Western Star
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Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited – to Be Sold by Variety name Only As a Class of Certified Seed – U.S. Protected Variety – 1994 PVPA.