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Sunflower lodging

Helianthus annuus L.

Sunflower lodging is the loss of plant stability, leading to yield reduction and difficulties in mechanical harvesting. A distinction is made between root lodging, due to weakened root anchorage in the soil, and stem lodging, resulting from stem breakage or bending.

In the reference 1 035 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

In the state variety testing system, sunflower lodging resistance is evaluated on a 5-point scale. The assessment is conducted visually up to harvest, taking into account the plants' ability to straighten. A score of 5 is assigned to non-lodging varieties, while 1 point corresponds to severe lodging that makes mechanical harvesting impossible.

In addition to the point score, specialists record the type of damage, the plant development stage, and the conditions that triggered the phenomenon, such as stand density, weather conditions, or disease infection. The risk of sunflower lodging increases significantly with pathologies that weaken stem and root tissues, for example, Phoma infection.

Key agrotechnical factors for preventing lodging are the optimization of sowing density and balanced nitrogen nutrition, which prevents the formation of excessively thin stems. Morphological features of the plants, including the high windage of the flower head, also play a significant role in resistance to wind loads.

General information about the subject — on the page Lodging.

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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.

Dollar

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Teknosol

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

IT
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miladinovic Dragana, Miklic Vladimir, Dusanic Nenad, Malidza Goran, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

NS H 195

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Radic Velimir, Dusanic Nenad, Miklic Vladimir, Miladinovic Dragana, Tsveich Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Kalamis

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Ozen Ali

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Stupak Iryna IUriivna, Rusavskyi Vladyslav Leonidovych, Olkhovyk Maksym Stanislavovych, Kruhlova Marharyta Olehivna, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Bernadskyi Maksym Mykhailovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych,

UA
3 records

Teo

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Frederic Poujaud

IT UA
3 records

PR65A22

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soper, John

HU
2 records

Florom 305

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

ACADEMIA DE STIINTE AGRICOLE SI SILVICE

IT
2 records

Florom 350

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

ACADEMIA DE STIINTE AGRICOLE SI SILVICE

IT
2 records

Wielkopolski

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

Drakon

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Iliuchenko Oleksandr Serhiiovych, Yanul` Larysa Mykolaivna, Yanul` Viktor Pavlovych, Rusavs`kyi Vladyslav Leonidovych, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Churuta Oleh Ivanovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,

UA
3 records

AN20LM01

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dejan Jovanovic

UA
3 records

San Luka

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Valentina Encheva, Dimitar Petakov, Michael Christov, Alexander Piscov, Pepa Shindrova, Fota Tsvetkova, Peter Ivanov, Velko Velkov, Peter Petrov, Yordanka Stoyanova,

UA
3 records

ES Nacira

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

EURALIS SEMILLAS, S.A.

ES
2 records

Spiro

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PANAM FRANCE SARL

IT
2 records

Khors

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Synysha Iotsych, Drahan Shkorych,

UA
2 records

NS H 556

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Miklic Vladimir, Miladinovic Dragana, Malidza Goran, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

VN 4412A

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Kyrychenko Maryna Serhiivna, Babych Viktoriia Olehivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych,

UA
3 records

Alambra

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)/Institute of Field & Vegetable Crops (RS)

FR IT
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miclic Vladimir, Marinkovic Radovan, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miclic Vladimir, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
4 records

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