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LG Tunca Sunflower

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LG Tunca Sunflower

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Mid-early sunflower hybrid for Steppe and Forest-Steppe Ukraine, with broomrape resistance to races A-G and a 9/9 drought-tolerance rating.

Main advantages

  • Broomrape resistance races A-G — plant on infested fields
  • Drought tolerance 9/9 — holds yield in dry seasons
  • Yield stability 9/9 — consistent across fields
  • Early vigour 9/9 — fast, even establishment
  • 1000-seed weight 73 g — plump, well-filled seed

About this product

LG Tunca Sunflower

LG Tunca is a mid-early sunflower hybrid for the Steppe and Forest-Steppe zones of Ukraine, with medium plant height and a 15.9 cm head. It carries resistance to broomrape races A-G, which suits fields with known broomrape pressure. Drought tolerance and early vigour both rate 9/9, and yield stability also reaches 9/9, supporting reliable performance under dry-season stress. Recommended harvest density is up to 55,000 plants per hectare in moisture-sufficient zones and 45,000-50,000 in drier ones.

At a glance

Agronomic profile

Maturity group

Medium 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

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
Medium Early
Variety
Hybrid F1
Use
For oil
Drought tolerance
9
Disease resistance
Phomopsis 7/9, Sclerotinia root rot 7/9, Sclerotinia head 7/9, Macrophomina charcoal rot 7/9, Rhizopus dry rot 7/9, Phoma 7/9
End use
Oil
Thousand-seed weight
73 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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