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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.

PAN 9501

Withdrawn

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Johan Porgieter

UA
1 record

Ravenеs

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Bertran Haquin

UA
2 records

NX79011

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

IT
1 record

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Koval`ov Volodymyr Hryhorovych, Zaitsev Oleksii Borysovych,

UA
2 records

IOA1177DMR

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rene Baratin

UA
3 records

AM 2 A

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Hostiev IEvhen IUriiovych

UA
2 records

LC 1103

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Research Institute for Cereals and Industrial Crops-Fundulea (RO)

FR
1 record

Tarllac

Withdrawn

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

R 2n (FR)

FR
1 record

LC166AIR

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Nicolae Boaghe, Elena Andreea Teodorescu

UA
2 records

OS-H-5

Withdrawn

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
1 record

ADV37017

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

ADVANTA SEEDS B.V.

ES
1 record

DK8590

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Kalinichenko Artem Oleksandrovych, Didenko Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych,

UA
2 records

SB-25

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Scherban` Serhii Vasyl`ovych, Scherban` Natal`ia Fedorivna,

UA
1 record

RHA 46

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PACIFICO

ES
1 record

Ramires

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «TK ART-AHRO»

UA
2 records

Enihma

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Tsevma Volodymyr Mykolaiovych, Doroshevskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,

UA
2 records

HS 3212A

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych

UA
2 records

Kodru

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Kucheryava Olena Ivanivna, Hyske Ivan Mykolayovich, Buchuchanu Mikhail Ivanovich,

UA
2 records

X 4413 V

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Makliak, Kateryna Cuprun, Oleh Udovichenko, Anna Shepilov, Borys Andriienko, Viktor Leonova, Nina Kuzmyshena, Nadiia Kolomatska, Valeriia Syvenko, Valentyna Kyrychenko, Viktor

UA
1 record

AR 001 B

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Ctotskyi Viktor

UA
2 records

Od 4203A

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Karapira Serhii Ivanovych, Varenyk Borys Fedorovych,

UA
2 records

AR 003 A

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Stots`kyi Viktor Pavlovych

UA
2 records

AR 003 B

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Ctotskyi Viktor

UA
2 records

Marianne

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
2 records

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