KS Mako
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About The Seed:
KS Mako is a medium maturity and medium height wheat variety out of the K-State Manhattan breeding program. KS Mako has a celebrity pedigree with Jagger and LCS Chrome both contributing heavily to its genetics. This variety has a yield performance similar to KS Providence and other top yielding varieties in the central KS corridor. KS Mako has above average protein and high milling and baking quality which has landed it a place on the GrainCraft’s preferred variety list. KS Mako also carries the Wsm2 gene, giving it some of the best wheat streak mosaic virus resistance for a Central KS adapted wheat variety. This variety is also intermediate to moderately susceptible to leaf and stripe rust and susceptible to FHB.
Where to Grow
KS Mako is mainly targeted at the Central Plains as a companion variety to KS Providence. The WSMV resistance and quality traits of this variety fills in some of the gaps that KS Providence has in that region. However, KS Mako also boasts a very good drought resistance ranking making it a good choice for production further west as well.
What’s in a Name?
Named after the fastest known species of shark, KS Mako is a beast in the field. WSM2 allows it to outrun Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, and a proven pedigree allows it to bring the yield. Sharks aren’t known for their tendency to back down, and neither is KS Mako! Get your seed today!
Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited – to Be Sold by Variety name Only As a Class of Certified Seed – U.S. Protected Variety – 1994 PVPA.