LG 59580

Description of sunflower hybrid LG 59580
Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus (6) region. 
Double-line hybrid. Medium maturing. 
Recommended for cultivation in the Rostov region. 
The leaf color is green - dark green. Bubbling is weak. Flowering time is late. The color of the tongue flower is yellow. Plant height (at maturity) is tall. Branching is absent. The marginal stripes of the seedpod are strongly pronounced. The stripes between the margins of the seed are weakly expressed. 

Weight of 1000 seeds - 59.7 g. Vegetation period - 116 days. 
Average fat content in seeds - 43.1%. Oil yield - 9.8 c/ha. 

 

General characteristics 

• high yield and oil yield potential
• resistant to infestation of races A-G
• adapted to dry growing conditions
• tolerant to new LMR races
• high initial growth vigor

 

Agronomic characteristics

• average basket diameter, cm: 18
• average weight of 1000 grains, g: 73
• Average plant height, cm: 170

 

Recommended density at the time of harvesting 

Zone of insufficient moisture: 45-50 thousand/ha
Sufficient moisture zone: 50-55 thousand/ha