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LG 5542 CL Sunflower

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LG 5542 CL Sunflower

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Medium-early Clearfield sunflower hybrid for southern and eastern Ukraine, with 9/9 drought tolerance and resistance to broomrape races A–G.

Main advantages

  • Drought tolerance 9/9 — yields in dry south
  • Broomrape resistant A-G — cleaner infested fields
  • Clearfield CL trait — Euro-Lightning weed control
  • Oil content 8/9 — strong crush value
  • Yield potential 8/9 — stable across seasons

About this product

LG 5542 CL Sunflower

LG 5542 CL is a medium-early sunflower hybrid built for the difficult conditions of southern and eastern Ukraine, including broomrape-affected zones. It carries Clearfield tolerance to Euro-Lightning herbicide and resistance to broomrape races A to G. Drought tolerance rates 9 of 9, with yield potential, oil content and early vigour each at 8 of 9. Recommended harvest stand runs 45 to 53 thousand plants per hectare depending on moisture.

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
45-53 k/ha at harvest

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 rot 7/9, Macrophomina charcoal rot 7/9, Rhizopus dry rot 7/9, Phoma 7/9
End use
Oil
Thousand-seed weight
71 g

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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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