Question: asking about cultivation practices of sunflower
Answer: -- field preparation
plough once with tractor or twice with iron-plough or three to four times with country-plough till all the clods are broken and a fine tilth is obtained.
variety-kbsh-1, jwalamukhi, sungene-85, pac-36, pac-1091
seed rate-1.5 to 2kg/bigha
seed treatment
soaking seeds in 2% znso4 for 12 hrs and shade drying is recommended for rainfed sowing.
spacing:
hybrids: 60 cm x 30cm
varieties: 45 cm x 30cm