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Hybrid Barley: Combining long-term experience with future orientation
At KWS, we have been successfully breeding barley for over 100 years, working closely with farmers to ensure we deliver valuable, reliable solutions that meet their needs. Our long-standing success in winter barley, particularly in the UK, Germany, and France, has solidified our position as trusted seed partner for farmers across Europe. This success is built on continuous innovation and measurable breeding progress, helping to increase yields, improve resilience, and add value for our customers.
Hybrid Barley – the next level of barley is hybrid.
As we look to the future, KWS is committed to supporting farmers with even more versatile cropping options. That's why we are expanding our barley breeding portfolio to hybrid barley—an exciting new solution that takes barley to the next level. By combining our deep expertise in barley breeding with forward-thinking innovation, we are responding to the evolving challenges farmers face, including the need for higher yields, greater resilience, and more weed suppression.
With hybrid barley, we aim to give farmers greater flexibility and a more powerful tool to optimize their cropping systems. As the trusted seed partner, we are dedicated to helping farmers maximize their farm’s potential, ensuring that they benefit from our cutting-edge breeding technologies and longstanding commitment to quality. Together, we’re shaping the future of farming and driving the success of the farms.
Higher Yield
Hybrid barley exhibits higher yield potential compared to open-pollinated varieties, resulting in increased productivity.
Greater Resilience
The combination of positive characteristics of two parents results in hybrid vigour and improved adaptability to various growing conditions.
More Weed Suppression
Hybrid vigour gives superior competitiveness and excellent suppression of grassweeds compared to conventional barley or winter wheat.
„With Hybrid Barley, we finally provide farmers with the advantages of hybrid breeding in cereals.“
Barley Experience
Our extensive experience in barley breeding since the 1920s, combined with our leading position in winter barley in the UK, Germany, and France, provides us with the expertise to confidently expand our portfolio to include hybrids now.
Future Orientation
With our technological expertise in Hybrids and our strong base in Barley lines we are convinced to push the breeding progress in this crop in coming years.
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