CELMAS 85 SU

OIL, SEASONING PLANTS / SUNFLOWER 

Helianthus annuus L.

Medium early, fast growing, high yield potential, drought tolerant, highly disease resistant common sunflower hybrid variety

The highest seed yields

Flowering - medium late

Maturity - medium early

Healthy plants until harvest

Initial growth - fast (8 points)

Vegetation duration until full seed maturation – 105-110 days (in Ukraine)

The height of the plants is high

Great adaptation

Resistant to seed shedding

Drought resistance - very high (8 points out of 9)

Resistance to lodging - high (7 points out of 9)

Powdery mildew resistance - very high (9 points out of 9)

Resistance to white rot (Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum) - very high (8 points out of 9)

Resistance to stem white rot (Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum) – high (8 points out of 9)

Resistance to fomosis - very high (8 points out of 9)

Resistance to verticillosis - very high (8 points out of 9)

Resistance to parasitic drier (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) - AE resistant races

Grizzly - prominent, half-bent

Weight of 1000 seeds - 51-58 g

Oil content - 46-48-53%

Oiliness - linoleic type

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here

SOWING RATE

Recommended sowing rate for seed production: 75,000-85,000 plants/ha

Recommended seeding rate when growing crops for green manure: 10-14 kg/ha