Limagrain·Oilseeds
LG 59580 Sunflower
Medium-early sunflower hybrid for Southern Ukraine's dry steppe — Express-tolerant, resistant to broomrape races A–G, with 9/9 yield potential and high drought tolerance.
Main advantages
- Yield potential 9/9 — high output ceiling
- Resistant to broomrape races A-G — cleaner fields
- Express herbicide tolerant — flexible weed control
- Early vigour 9/9 — fast even stand
- High drought tolerance — stable in dry steppe
About this product
LG 59580 Sunflower
LG59580 is a medium-early sunflower hybrid positioned for the dry steppe conditions of Southern Ukraine. It carries Express herbicide tolerance and resistance to broomrape races A–G, fitting fields with heavy weed pressure and parasitic infestation. The scorecard shows a 9/9 yield potential, 9/9 early vigour, and 9/9 stress tolerance, alongside an 8/9 oil rating. Its high drought tolerance suits later-drilled or moisture-limited plots across the southern zone.
At a glance
Agronomic profile
Maturity group
The crop's maturity class — sets the sowing and harvest window.
Standability
7/9
Stalk resistance to lodging before a late harvest
Broomrape resistance
races A-G
Orobanche (broomrape) races the hybrid resists
End use
Oil
What the crop is grown for
Application
Rates, windows, expected results
- Sowing rate
- 50-55 k/ha
Full specifications
Every field from the manufacturer
- Maturity
- Medium Early
- Variety
- Hybrid F1
- Use
- For oil
- Season
- Spring
- Disease resistance
- Phomopsis 7/9, Sclerotinia root rot 7/9, Sclerotinia head rot 7/9, Macrophomina charcoal rot 7/9, Rhizopus dry rot 7/9, Phoma 7/9
- End use
- Oil
- Thousand-seed weight
- 72 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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