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LG 50479 SX Sunflower

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LG 50479 SX Sunflower

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Medium-early to early Express (SU-tolerant) sunflower hybrid for central, western and northern Ukraine; broomrape resistant (races A–F) with 9/9 oil content, yield potential and stability.

Main advantages

  • Broomrape resistance races A-F — cleaner stands
  • Oil content 9/9 — high extractable oil
  • Yield potential 9/9 — top-group output
  • Phomopsis tolerance 9/9 — lower disease loss
  • Drought tolerance 8/9 — steady on dry south

About this product

LG 50479 SX Sunflower

LG 50479 SX is a medium-early to early sunflower hybrid on Express (sulfonylurea-tolerant) herbicide technology, aimed at central, western, and northern Ukraine and intensive southern districts. It carries broomrape resistance across races A to F and genetic tolerance to new downy mildew races. Oil content, yield potential, and yield stability each rate 9 of 9, with drought tolerance at 8 of 9. It fits mid-intensive to intensive farms and pairs with LG50529 SX to stagger flowering and harvest.

At a glance

Agronomic profile

Maturity group

Medium Early

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

Drought tolerance

8/9

Yield stability across dry seasons

Broomrape resistance

races A-F

Orobanche (broomrape) races the hybrid resists

End use

Oil

What the crop is grown for

Application

Rates, windows, expected results

Sowing rate
45-55 k/ha at harvest (zone-dependent)

Full specifications

Every field from the manufacturer

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

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Manuals, certificates, declarations

Questions & answers

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  • 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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