asked almost 6 years ago
- Scare the birds a way from sunflower fields
- Maintain good store hygiene
- Inspect grain storage facilities regularly
- Plant resistant varieties mainly hybrids
- Use fungicidal sprays
- Destroy crop residues and debris after harvest
- Practice crop rotation
Sunflower (Helianthus annum)
New sunfola
Medium maturing open pollinated variety. Having oil content of 35%. Seeds have soft seed coat. It matures in 100-110 days, yield potential 600-800Kg/acre. Susceptible to major diseases.
Sowing guide for sunflower
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Seed rate (seed requirement) |
Sowing depth |
Plant spacing |
Altitude |
Utilization |
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In Rows |
Plant to plant |
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2Kg/acre |
3cmis ideal in moist soil. |
75cm |
30-50cm. Dropping 1 or 2 seeds per hill respectively
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Medium |
Vegetable fat, animal feeds and organic fertilizer |
Pest and disease management
Birds are major constraint in sunflower production. Rusty grain beetle, red flour beetle, saw toothed grain beetle are storage pests.
What to do
Diseases
Stalk and head rot, leaf spots and downy mildews are common diseases in sunflower production
What to do
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