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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.

Teknosol

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

IT
3 records

T9647lm

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

2 records

T1075lm

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Antoine Mezzarobba

UA
2 records

T0075lm

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

2 records

SY Shango

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

FR IT
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection,CH

SK
2 records

SY Levis

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

FR
3 records

Spiro

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PANAM FRANCE SARL

IT
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Parii Anna Fedorivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,

UA
2 records

Solekalb

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

DEKALB PLANT GENETICS

ES
2 records

Slavonac

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
3 records

SKh 2314

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Deian Iovanovich,

UA
3 records

SKh 2264

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Deian Iovanovich,

UA
3 records

Shenon

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

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

UA
3 records

Serzhan

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Synysha Iotsych, Drahan Shkorych,

UA
2 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

Romsun 52

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

AC.CIENCIAS AGRICOLAS

ES SK
2 records

PR65A22

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soper, John

HU
2 records

PR63A10

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc (US)

FR
2 records

Pan 901

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Panam - Frantsiia

UA
2 records

P64LL109

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION US

FR
2 records

On1701b

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Agrigenetics Inc. D/B/A Mycogen Seeds

2 records

Olyver

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Sakach Zvonimir, Drahan Shkorich, Sinisha Iotsich,

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Miklik Vladimir, Malida Goran, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

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