Spring planting is best for oilseed sunflower

Beard, B; Ingebretsen, K

Spring planting is best for oilseed sunflower

Authors

Benjamin H. Beard
Karl H. Ingebretsen

Authors Affiliations

Benjamin H. Beard is a Research Geneticist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administration, Agriculture Research, at University of California, Davis; Karl H. Ingebretsen is Agronomist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 34(6):5-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n06p5. June 1980.

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Abstract

Plantings in April or May gave the highest seed production and oil content in tests with new oil-type sunflowers.

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