New sunflower hybrids tolerant to tribenuron-methyl

New sunflower hybrids tolerant to tribenuron-methyl

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The creation of sunflower hybrids tolerant to tribenuron-methyl enabled the use of wider palette of herbicides Urn Thermostat to control effectively weeds during the growing season.Moreover, thanks to this tolerance, chemical control of broad-leaves weeds in sunflower, especially Cirsium arvense, is more efficient.The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops offers four new hybrids tolerant to tribenuron-methyl: NS SUMO SUN, NS SUMO STAR, NS SUMO SjAj and NS SUMO SOL, released in 2016.Hybrids belong to early and medium-early maturity groups; have high yield potential and high oil content.They are adapted for cultivation in different environmental conditions.

All hybrids are resistant to broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr) races from A-E and have a high level of tolerance to Phomopsis, white rot (Sclerotinia sclorotiorum), rust (Puccinia helianthi) and others.The paper presents the results of seed and oil yield from the official trials of the HONEY Department of variety registration within the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia.