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Variety traits

Sunflower plant height

Helianthus annuus L.

An important morphometric indicator that determines productivity and harvesting efficiency, measured as the distance from the soil surface to the point of capitulum attachment.

In the reference 1 147 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

According to state variety testing protocols, measurements are taken before harvest on a representative sample of plants. Height is defined as the distance from the soil surface to the point where the capitulum attaches; less frequently, it is measured to the center of the face of the capitulum.

The range of variability for the species is extremely wide: from 60 cm in dwarf lines to 5–6 meters in ornamental forms, while commercial early-maturing hybrids typically vary between 164–175 cm. This trait is highly dependent on genotype, plant density, water availability, and soil fertility.

Plant height directly affects the efficiency of mechanical harvesting: excessive height or bending of the stem near the capitulum can lead to yield losses. Although tall plants often form a higher potential yield, they require significant resources and may be less stable under adverse conditions.

General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.

Sources8

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.

T0267lm

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

2 records

T0243hg

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

Stepok

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RUP «POLESSKIJ INSTITUT RASTENIEVODSTVA» LUGANSKIJ INSTITUT SELEKCZII I TEXNOLOGIJ

UA
3 records

Status

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

GORBAChENKO FEDOR IVANOVICh / GORBAChENKO OLEG FEDOROVICh / USATENKO TAT'YaNA VASIL'EVNA / LUChKIN NIKOLAJ SERGEEVICh / BURLYaEVA EVGENIYa GRIGOR'EVNA / ZhITNIK NADEZhDA ALEKSANDROVNA / GORBAChENKO VALENTINA DANILOVNA

UA
4 records

Slavson

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Babich Valerii Hryhorovych, Hanzhelo Mykola Hryhorovych, Libenko Mykola Oleksandrovych, Krut`ko Vasyl` Ivanovych, Kolomatska Valeriia Pavlivna, Makliak Kateryna Mykolaivna, Kyrychenko Viktor Vasylovych,

UA
3 records

Slavonac

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
3 records

Skh 4021 A

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Kryvosheieva Olena Vatslavivna, Veselyi Vitalii Oleksandrovych, Brahin Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Popova Ol`ha Andriivna, Kuzmyshena Nadiia Viktorivna, Syvenko Valentyna Ivanivna, Makliak Kateryna Mykolaivna, Alad`ina Zoia Kyrylivna, Kyrychenko Viktor Vasyl`

UA
5 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

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Limagrain Europe S.A., France

BG
2 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

RT0551

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Sebastien Chatre

UA
5 records

RHA SP

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Tsveich Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Jocie Sinisa

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Thierry Andre

BG UA
3 records

R78033JK

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Thierry Andre

BG UA
3 records

R5PG9MS

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soltis S.A.S. France

BG UA
3 records

R4NA1MJO

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soltis S.A.S. France

BG UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Thierry Andre

UA
3 records

PR65A22

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soper, John

HU
2 records

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