Davis, California, USA
May 2019

Publication Number: 8638

Copyright Date: 2019
Length: 32
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-62711-080-8
Author: R. LONG, T. GULYA, S. LIGHT
Inventory Type: PDF File

California's Sacramento Valley is world renowned as a premier location for sunflower seed production. Hybrid sunflower seed production must follow strict standards to meet California state export mandates for all certified sunflower fields. These include crop rotation, weed and disease control, simultaneous bloom of male and female lines, and field isolation in time and space to ensure varietal purity.

This publication addresses all aspects of production for growing certified seed including:

• Land Selection
• Crop Rotation
• Seedling Rate and Timing
• Pollination
• Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
• Irrigation
• Pest Management
• Abiotic Disorders
• Harvesting and Processing
• Cleaning, Grading, and Marketing

This free publication is available by download.

Website: http://www.ucdavis.edu

Published: May 17, 2019