new condition sunflower seed oil production line in botswana

   
new condition sunflower seed oil production line in botswana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • new condition sunflower seed oil production line in botswana
  • Why is sunflower a major oil crop?
  • Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the most important oil crops in the world and mostly produces oil. Due to the global warming and unexpected climatic changes especially extreme heat and droughts in recent years, as a spring crop sunflower affects severely by these climatic conditions in the vegetation period and loses seed yield hardly.
  • Should sunflower oil be sacrified?
  • Severe droughts resulted heavy decreases in sunflower oil content as well as in the seed and oil yield and other yield traits so no need to focus on increasing oil contents over 40%¨C43% and it should be sacrified from this trait in that kind of conditions.
  • How much sunflower seed oil is produced in South Africa?
  • Over the past three years South Africa produced around 300 000 tons of sunflower seed oil (SAGIS, 2011). According to a report on the Manufacturing of Oil and Animal Fat in South Africa by Who Owns Whom (Pty) Ltd the current processing capacity for sunflower seed is 1 442 000 ¨C 1 522 000 ton.
  • Should Sunflower breeders consider more male inbred lines?
  • The study results mentioned that sunflower breeders should consider more male inbred lines to develop better oil content hybrids for drought stress. Furthermore, thousand seed weight is also the most important seed characteristics other than seed and oil yield for consisting of oil content in sunflower.