EFFECT OF PLANTING DATE,NITROGEN RATE,AND HYBRID ON SUNFLOWER |
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| Authors: | Valtcho D Zheljazkov Brady A Vick Brian S Baldwin Normie Buehring Tess Astatkie Billy Johnson |
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| Institution: | 1. Mississippi State University, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center , Verona , Mississippi , USA;2. Sunflower Research Unit , USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Science Laboratory , Fargo , North Dakota , USA;3. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences , Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University , Mississippi , USA;4. Faculty of Agriculture , Dalhouse University , Truro , Nova Scotia , Canada;5. Coastal Plain Experiment Station , Newton , Mississippi , USA |
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| Abstract: | Sunflower is a potential crop for the southeastern United States for production of cooking oil or biodiesel. In 2007, we evaluated the effect of planting date (PD, 20 April, 20 May, and 20 June), nitrogen (N) application rate (0, 67, 134, and 202 kg ha?1), and hybrid (‘DKF3875’, ‘DKF2990’, ‘DKF3510’, and ‘DKF3901’) on sunflower productivity and oil profile in four Mississippi locations, Newton, Starkville, and two sites in Verona. There was a trend of increased oleic acid concentration with earlier planting dates, especially in hybrids with lower oleic acid concentration. Earlier planting dates of ‘DKF3901’ and ‘DKF2990’ (the hybrid with the lowest oleic acid) actually had 200 to 300 g kg?1 higher concentration of oleic acid when grown in Mississippi vs. the original seed of the same hybrids used for planting and produced at a more northern latitude. This and a recent study in Mississippi suggest that modern hybrids could provide ample yields even when the N fertilization is relatively low. |
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| Keywords: | fatty acid composition oil content oil yield biodiesel |
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