Madras Agricultural Journal
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CO-3: A NEW SUNFLOWER VARIETY FOR TAMIL NADU

Abstract

TNAU SUF 10 Sunflower is a gamma irradiated mutant of Co2. It is an open-pollinated variety maturing in 90 days and outyielded standard varieties Co2 and Morden. The plants are tall with greater head diameter. The seed contains 38.3 percent oil. It is highly suitable for the districts in western zone, north western zone and southern zones of Tamil Nadu for kharif (rainfed) and rabi. It was released as Co3 sunflower for Tamil Nadu to replace Co2 and Morden varieties.

Keywords: Sunflower - Variety - Adaptive Research Trial

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