Oil seeds
Improving
Sunflower - A national priority
Keeping the national priorities in mind, IAHS
initiated Sunflower improvement programme in 1988
and released the first two F1 hybrids in 1990
which have become very popular throughout India.
These two hybrids are high-yielding and have very
good tolerance to both Downy Mildew and Rust
diseases.
The products under field crops include Sunflower,
Rice, Cotton,
Canola and Green
gram.
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