KS Ahearn
Seed Quick-Facts
Variety Highlights
KS Ahearn is a medium-late maturing hard red winter wheat with excellent straw strength, good resistance to leaf, stripe and stem rusts and acceptable test weight. It has had excellent yield potential and has performed well across widely disparate growing seasons. Its quality is acceptable and carries the 1B.1R wheat-rye translocation that came from Gallagher.
Overall, this line is a good option for central Kansas producers. KS Ahearn has been rated as susceptible in inoculated FHB nurseries but, in the more moderate field pressure observed in 2019, it appeared to have less FHB damage than some popular cultivars, including SY Monument.
It has reasonably good resistance to the three major rust pathogens but has still performed better under fungicide treatment. It has averaged 2.5-2.0 bu/ac more than SY Monument and slightly better than Bob Dole.
The acid soil tolerance is only intermediate and is similar to Gallagher. Therefore, it is not recommended for situations where pH values are 5.5 or less.
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 Ahern | Moderately susceptible | Susceptible | Moderately resistant | Moderately resistant | Moderately resistant | Moderately resistant | Moderately susceptible | Intermediate | Resistant | Intermediate | Moderately susceptible |
| Gallagher | Moderately resistant | Resistant | Resistant | Moderately resistant | Moderately resistant | Moderately resistant | Very Susceptible | Intermediate | Resistant | Moderately susceptible | 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 Ahern | Intermediate | Average | Good | Average | Good | Average | Medium | Medium Late | Good | Acceptable | Acceptable | Average | Good | Good | Average | Good | Very Good | Very Good |
| Gallagher | Intermediate | Medium Short | Good | Starts Earlier Than Most | Good | Good | Medium | Medium | Average | Good | Good | Large | Very Good | Average | Average | High | Good | Very Good |
Where to buy KS Ahearn
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