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Sunflower Production Manual

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A practical guide covering every stage of sunflower production, from cultivar selection and crop establishment to pest, disease and soil management. Developed by ARC researchers, this manual provides science based recommendations to support sustainable sunflower production under South African conditions. R120


​Cultivar recommendations/ Kultivaraanbevelings 2025/2026​


Maintaining a high level of efficiency is the basis for the financial success of sunflower production. The selection of well-adapted cultivars is a simple and easy way to foster efficiency for which information on the performance of cultivars is needed.

The aim of the sunflower cultivar trials is to generate information from which a sensible selection of cultivars can be made.

The cultivar recommendations in this document stem from such an evaluation, made possible by collaboration between the ARC-GCI and several seed companies with financial support from the Oil, Protein Seed Development Trust.

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Interactive yield target charts for sunflower - 2024/25


​Interactive yield target charts for sunflower These charts will enable you to compare selected cultivars against each other.   To use these charts, please click on the chart and use the filter option (right side of chart) to select the cultivars you wish to compare.

Download the intera​ct​ive Ex​cel Charts​​


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Report: Evaluation of sunflower cultivars, 2024/25 season


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