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Sunflower Oil Content

Helianthus annuus L.

Sunflower oil content is the crude fat content in seeds, which is a key indicator of their quality and market value. In modern hybrids, this value typically ranges from 40–56%.

In the reference 1 310 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

To determine the oil content of sunflower, both laboratory methods, such as Soxhlet extraction and pulsed NMR spectroscopy, and rapid IR spectroscopy methods are used. The value is calculated as a percentage of the total seed mass, adjusted for moisture content, and a base level of 44–46% is typically established for market calculations.

Oil accumulation is significantly influenced by agrotechnical and climatic factors. Phosphate fertilizers contribute to higher oil content, whereas excess nitrogen, as well as drought and high temperatures during the seed-filling period, can reduce this indicator. Furthermore, harvest timing affects final oil content, as seed over-ripening leads to quality degradation and loss of seed mass.

General information about the subject — on the page Oil content.

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Varieties of Sunflower mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

SY Experto

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection,CH

IT RO SK UA
11 records

ES Niagara

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences FR

ES FR SK UA
13 records

ES Genesis

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences, F

BG ES RO
11 records

ES Polaris CL

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences

BG ES IT RO UA
12 records

SY Neostar CLP

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG Seeds Divison

AT IT RO SK UA
12 records

ES Terramis CL

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences FR

AT BG RO UA
11 records

ES Karamba

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RUSTICA (FR)

AT FR HR IT UA
9 records

Arena

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PAU SEMENCES S.A.

BG HR IT SK UA
10 records

Eurosol

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Semences Cargill SA (FR)/Etablissements M. Lesgourgues (FR)

AT CZ DE ES FR PL +1
11 records

SY Corsica AR

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Participations AG., Basel CH

AT ES HR HU RO UA
11 records

KWS Apache CL

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

KWS SAAT SE, KWS Semena Bulgaria EOOD

BG HR IT RO SK UA
11 records

SY Diego CLP

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Participations,CH

ES HU IT RO UA
11 records

Surest

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection,CH

AT IT RO SK UA
12 records

NK Adagio

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Seeds Division, CH

BG HR HU SK UA
14 records

Forum

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

ZhUZhUKIN VALERIJ IVANOVICh / KOYuDA SERGEJ PETROVICh / ZAJTSEV SERGEJ ALEKSANDROVICh / VOLKOV DMITRIJ PETROVICh / KRASIL'NIKOVA MARINA VLADIMIROVNA

HR IT PT SK UA
10 records

ES Shakira

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences, Mondonville FR

AT CZ HU IT SK
8 records

SY Kupava

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection,CH

FR HR SK UA
10 records

Talento

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

HU PT SK UA
9 records

Tristan

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

BG ES SK UA
9 records

Subaro

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection,CH

BG IT RO UA
11 records

Marbelia CL

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rene Baraten

IT RO SK UA
11 records

KWS Dragon

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

HR IT PT UA
11 records

ES Florimis

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Mr. Zhan-Liuk Madeuf

BG FR IT UA
10 records

ES Primis

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soltis (FR)

BG FR IT SK
11 records

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