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Variety traits

Drought tolerance of sunflower

Helianthus annuus L.

A complex adaptive trait of sunflower that determines yield stability under moisture deficit due to morphophysiological mechanisms and biochemical regulation of metabolism.

In the reference 75 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

The evaluation of sunflower tolerance is based on biochemical markers, such as the accumulation of free proline, where an index of 4.1 and above indicates high tolerance. Also taken into account are the ability of roots to penetrate deep soil horizons, the water-holding capacity of leaves due to cuticular waxes, and the preservation of cell membrane integrity during dehydration.

From an agronomic perspective, drought tolerance is expressed by a higher threshold for pollen sterilization during high temperatures at the flowering stage and the ability to rapidly recover assimilation after stress. The critical periods for the crop are flowering and seed filling, where moisture deficiency can reduce yield by half, making it effective to maintain a plant density of 45–55 thousand plants per hectare in arid zones.

General information about the subject — on the page Drought tolerance.

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.

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pioneer Overseas Corporation, USA

RO UA
13 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

NUSEED EUROPE

FR IT RO UA
9 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Advanta Seed International

PT SK UA
7 records

Hysun 33

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd

ES HR IT
9 records

Fr 810

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA AGRO S.A.

FR HU UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Jockovic Milan, Imerovski Ivana, Miladinovic Dragana, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

RO UA
9 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

RO SK UA
8 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

BG IT UA
9 records

LG 50270

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy Rouane

IT SK UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Lidea France S.A.S

BG UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

FR IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

BG IT UA
8 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad

RO UA
8 records

LG 5638

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

IT UA
6 records

XF 4418

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT UA
5 records

DKF 3333

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

AT FR
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad

RO
5 records

Miro'

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR IT
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Advanta Seeds International

IT PT
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

FR IT
4 records

DKF 2525

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Filip Zhiuv

BG UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

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

UA
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
4 records

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