India's Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed a high-yielding hybrid sunflower variety that can be grown in rain-fed areas and is moderately resistant to diseases, reported the UkrAgroConsult on January 6th.
The COH3 sunflower variety has an oil content of 42% and can yield 716 kg/ha, which is 200-250 kg more than traditional varieties, according to the university.
Farmers can expect returns of Rs30-50 (US $ 0.40-U $ 0.70)/kg oilseed depending on the market. “This is in the seed stage. This variety is also moderately resistant to agricultural diseases such as necrosis, powdery mildew and alternania, and tolerant to insects such as sucking and leaf-feeding pests,” TNAU said.
“The 90-day duration of this variety requires some irrigation but can grow in rain-fed areas like Namakkal, Erode, Karur, Virudhunagar and Coimbatore.”
UkrAgroConsult wrote that India currently imported most of its sunflower oil from Ukraine, Russia and Argentina.
This text was automatically translated from English.
Source: Oils & Fats International (OFI)
