Two-rowed winter malting barley
Agronomically perfectly adapted to local conditions, KWS DONAU exhibits a balanced level of resistance to relevant leaf diseases. As with all commercially relevant malting barley varieties, it shows increased susceptibility only to Ramularia infections. However, KWS DONAU offers a significant advantage in terms of yield potential, outperforming its predecessor, KWS Scala, by more than 5% over multiple years. KWS DONAU produces light-colored malts with favorable levels of beta-glucan, friability, and extract content. In terms of protein content, KWS DONAU is on par with Monroe and KWS Amaris.
Variety characteristics
Source: AGES – Institut für Nachhaltige Pflanzenproduktion
1 = very low development … 9 = very high development
| Sowing strength: | 310 - 370 grains / m² |
| Sowing rate: | 140 - 200 kg / ha |
| Organic seeds: | untreated seeds available |
| 500kg Big Bag: | unavailable |
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