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LG 50449 SX Sunflower

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LG 50449 SX Sunflower

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LG 50449 SX is an early to medium-early Express Sun sunflower hybrid for the southern forest-steppe and steppe of Ukraine, built for drought tolerance and broomrape resistance.

Main advantages

  • Drought tolerance 9/9 — stable in dry seasons
  • Yield potential 9/9 — top of early group
  • Broomrape OR7 resistant — safe on infested soils
  • Express Sun tolerant — clean weed control
  • Charcoal rot 8/9 — resists heat stress

About this product

LG 50449 SX Sunflower

LG 50449 SX is an early to medium-early sunflower hybrid from Limagrain for the southern forest-steppe and steppe of Ukraine, developed under the Express Sun system for tolerance to Express and Express GOLD herbicides. It carries drought tolerance and yield potential ratings of 9 of 9, plus broomrape resistance to race OR7 and downy mildew resistance at MGP level.

Charcoal rot tolerance rated 8 of 9 supports performance on heat-stressed southern fields. It fits medium-intensity and intensive operations seeking stable output across variable seasons.

At a glance

Agronomic profile

Maturity group

Early

The crop's maturity class — sets the sowing and harvest window.

Drought tolerance

9/9

Yield stability across dry seasons

Standability

7/9

Stalk resistance to lodging before a late harvest

Broomrape resistance

OR7 (races A-G)

Orobanche (broomrape) races the hybrid resists

Application

Rates, windows, expected results

Sowing rate
45-55 k/ha

Full specifications

Every field from the manufacturer

Maturity
Early
Variety
Hybrid F1
Use
For oil
Season
Spring
Drought tolerance
9
Disease resistance
Phomopsis 8/9, Sclerotinia root rot 7/9, Sclerotinia head 7/9, Macrophomina charcoal rot 8/9, Rhizopus dry rot 8/9, Phoma 7/9
End use
Oil
Thousand-seed weight
70 g

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Manufacturer documents

Manuals, certificates, declarations

Questions & answers

What farmers ask most

  • Optimal sowing depends on crop, zone, and seasonal weather. Winter wheat in the Forest-Steppe: Sep 10–25. Corn: when soil is stable at +10°C at 10 cm depth. See the 12-month sowing calendar at /blog/practice/seasonal-planning.

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