Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Varieties

Sunflower cultivation in India was started in 1972 with the introduction of open pollinated varieties from U.S.S.R.Release of early maturing variety Morden in 1978 and the first hybrid BSH-1 in 1979 helped in reviving interest in sunflower. During the last 20 years, many open pollinated varieties have been developed which have broadened the varietal base. Besides, morden, several open pollinated varieties such as Surya, CO-1, CO-2, S-5-56, EC-68414 and TANU-SUF-9 have been released in many states. Some of the important hybrids include BSH-1, KBSH-1, KBSH-41,APSH-1,APSH-11, MFSH-1 andMFSH-17.




Fig: Big Smile. Fig: Autumn Beauty.




Fig: Holiday. Fig: Ikarus.




Fig: Moon Bright. Fig: Moulin Rogue.




Fig: Pacino. Fig: Ring of Fire.




Fig: Sonja. Fig: Soraya.




Fig: Sun Beam. Fig: The Joker.




Fig: Valentine. Fig: Teddy Bear.