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  Crops
   
Name of the crop 
  Sunflower
    
Botanical name
  Helianthus annus L.
     
Cultivation  
  Irrigated  
  (Rabi and summer)  
    
Climate condition  
  Optimum temperature requipment is 20 – 27oC  
    
Method of sowing  
  Dibbling  
    
Spacing  
  60 X 30 cm  
      
Depth of sowing
  3 – 5 cm  
      
Soil type  
  Well drained moisture retentive soil Medium black soil is suitable
      
Duration of crop  
  85 – 120 days (range)    
    
 
 

Varieties  (Recommended)

Duration (Days)

Yield (q/ha)

 

Modern

85-90

10 – 12

 

SS – 56

85 – 90

12 –15

 

EC – 69874

85 – 90

12 – 15

 

EC – 68414

115 – 120

12 – 14 

 

EC - 68413

115- 120

12 – 14

 

BSH – 1

90 – 100

10 – 12

 

Surya

90 – 100

10 – 12

 

MSFH – 1

110

12 - 15  

    
  Package of practices  
  Land preparation
  One ploughing & two harrowing  
      
  Sowing time  
  Rabi – Before 15th October   /  Summer – 15th February  
      
  Seed treatment
  Soak in water 10 – 12 hrs  
  Treatment – One kg seed with 2 g agrosan cerason  
        
  Interculturing
  One hand weeding 15 – 30 days after sowing & one hoeing.  
      
  Irrigation  
  At 10 – 12 days interval and 8 – 9 irrigations    
    
  Care during nursery  
  Nil
    
  Seed rate (Kg/ha)
  10 –12 kg seed  
     
  Plant protection  
  A] Non Insect : Parrot Control Measures – Bird Scarer  
  B] Diseases: Alternaria blight, rust, collar & root rot, downy  mildew, head rot.
    
  Control measures
  Seed treatment with Thirun (2 – 3  g/kg seed) treatments. Dithane m – 45 (2-3 g/ litter), Metalaxyl (6 g/kg).  
  Fertilizer dose : 60 kg N : 30 kg P2O5/ha  
    
  Harvesting
  Sign – Leaves turn yellow The discs are harvested by cutting with sickle and threshing by machine  
    
  Yield Range  
  10 – 15 q/ha  
     
  Additional points  
  Oil percentage : 30 – 44%  
 
 
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