Zenda

Seed Quick-Facts

Pedigree
Overley Sib, Everest, experimentals
Variety Protection Status
PVP with Title V
Year of Release
2017
Developer
Kansas State University
Optimal Economic Use
Grain only
Photo: Field of Zenda Wheat.

Variety Highlights

Acid soil tolerance
Top tier tolerance to scab
Easily managed leaf health

This Kansas Wheat Alliance release is bred from an Overley sibling and Everest by some experimental lines. Zenda can be viewed as an Everest replacement but it is 2-3 days later than Everest.

Zenda’s stripe rust resistance has resulted in higher average yields and greater yield stability compared to Everest, and has better end-use quality characteristics.

Zenda is a medium-early, medium height variety with moderate resistance to stem, stripe, and leaf rust. It has good acid soil tolerance and is resistant to soilborne mosaic virus. It will have similar resistance to Fusarium head blight, or scab, like Everest.

Zenda will appear taller in the field than Everest and has very good yield potential for the central corridor and eastward. It is moderately susceptible to drought which affected its 2018 performance.

Strengths:

  • Among the best of varieties regarding tolerance to scab—in step with Everest. In our scale system, an “Intermediate” FHB rating is what other systems might call “Moderately Resistant.”
  • Tolerant of acid soils.

Where To Grow

Zenda map-01
Barley Yellow DwarfHessian FlyLeaf RustStem RustStripe RustPowdery MildewScabSeptoria Leaf BranchSoilborne MosaicTan SpotWheat Streak Mosaic
ZendaIntermediate Intermediate Moderately susceptibleResistantIntermediate Intermediate Moderately resistantModerately resistantResistantIntermediate Moderately susceptible
Acid Soil ToleranceColeoptile LengthDrought ToleranceEarly Spring GreenupFall Ground Cover CapabilityGrazing Potential in FallHeightMaturityProteinBaking QualityMilling QualitySeed SizeShattering ReputationStraw StrengthTest WeightTilleringWinterhardinessOverall Yield
ZendaTolerantMediumAverageAverageAverageVery GoodMediumAverageAverageAcceptableAcceptableAbove AverageGoodExcellentVery GoodModerateVery GoodVery Good

I like Zenda because of its strong disease package, making fungicides optional. It was early maturing with tremendous yields and heavy test weights.

Scott V - Grower, Sumner County KS

Where to buy Zenda

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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.