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LG 50500 Sunflower

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LG 50500 Sunflower

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Medium-early sunflower hybrid for Ukraine's forest-steppe and northern steppe, combining brown-rust tolerance, broomrape resistance (A–F) and 9/9 oil content.

Main advantages

  • Yield stability 9/9 — dependable across seasons
  • Oil content 9/9 — oil-premium bonus
  • Lodging resistance 9/9 — cleaner harvest stand
  • Broomrape resistance A–F — protected in hotspots
  • Drought tolerance 8/9 — fits dry-moisture zones

About this product

LG 50500 Sunflower

LG 50500 is a medium-early sunflower hybrid recommended for the forest-steppe and northern steppe zones of Ukraine. It combines high tolerance to brown rust with broomrape resistance to races A–F and tolerance to race G, suiting it to sunflower-intensive rotations under disease pressure. Rated 9/9 for yield stability, oil content and lodging resistance, it holds its stand and oil output across variable conditions, while 8/9 drought tolerance supports moisture-limited seasons.

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

Standability

9/9

Stalk resistance to lodging before a late harvest

Broomrape resistance

races A-F, tolerant to race 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
8
Disease resistance
Phomopsis 8/9, Sclerotinia root rot 8/9, Sclerotinia head rot 7/9, Macrophomina charcoal rot 7/9, Rhizopus dry rot 8/9, Phoma 7/9
End use
Oil
Thousand-seed weight
60 g

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Manufacturer documents

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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