
Crop Detail
Sunflower, Helianthus annuus, is an herbaceous annual plant in the family Asteraceae, grown for its seeds. The plant has a thick, hairy, erect stem which gives rise to a large flower head. The plant has large, broad lower leaves which are oval and arranged alternately on the stem and smaller, narrower upper leaves which are attached individually to the stem. The flower head is a large disc reaching 10-30 cm (4-12 in) in diameter which is made up of 16-30 individual florets which are yellow-gold in color. The outer florets are sterile and produce the outer petals of the flower head, while the inner florets will mature into the seeds in the central disc. Sunflowers are annual plants, harvested after one growing season and can reach 1-3.5 m (3.3-11.5 ft) in height. Sunflower may also be referred to as girasols and originates from North America.
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Major/Minor |
Minor |
Temporary/Permanent |
Temporary |
Category |
Agriculture Extension |
Type |
Oilseed Crops |
Crop Climate Title |
Sub Tropical |
Crop Water Method Title |
Irrigated |
Crop Duration |
Annual |
Crop Economic Title |
Food Crop |
Crop Growing Season |
Kharif / Rainy / Monsoon Crops |
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Diseases
Sucking Pests
Wild Boar
Cutworms
Green stink bug
American bollworm
Aphid
whitefly
Stem borer
Fungal Diseases
rust
downy mildew
Verticillium wilt
Sclerotinia stalk
head rot
charcoal rot
blight
leaf spot
Weeds
Broad leaves
Narrow leaves weeds
Sunflower Seed Varieties
Name |
Seed Rate |
NK-265, SF-187, PI-6480, Hysun-33, PARC-92E, SMH-9706, SMH-0907, SMH-0917 (ناڙي پوک) |
1 1/2 kg/acre |
HO-1 (ناڙي پوک) |
3 kg/ Acre |
NK-265, SF-187, PI-6480, Hysun-33, PARC-92E, SMH-9706, SMH-0907, SMH-0917 (ڪريا ڇٽ کيڙ پوک) |
2 kg/acre |
HO-1 (ڪريا ڇٽ کيڙ پوک) |
3 1/2 kg/acre |
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