Tastysun
- Confection sunflower – mainly for the food industry, bakery, but is suitable for dehulling and for birds too.
- The hybrid is appealing for growers and processors since it corresponds to the market needs for large black sunflower seeds, and because it’s high yielding and flexible, allowing various uses.
- Maturity group: Medium late: 125 days to maturity.
- Medium high plants: 190 cm.
- Lodging resistance.
- Medium sized head, strongly convex, turned down with slightly curved stem.
- Highly tolerant to Downey Mildew, Rust, Phomopsis and Alternaria.
- Excellent taste of raw and roasted seeds; the seeds have thin shell.
- Seed color: black.
- Seed size: medium to large (LT-XL), broad ovoid shape.
- Weight of 1000 seeds: 110 g.
- Genetic yield potential: about 3000 kg/ha.
- Recommended plant density: 40 000 plants/ha.
Frequently asked questions:
1 bag is used for 1.8 – 2 hectares.
One unit branded Atlanta Seed contains 80 000 kernels/seeds/, sorted and treated with fungicide Metalaxil M.
The recommended sowing rate is 40 000-42 000 kernels/seeds per hectare.
Germination is minimum 96%.
Depends on your soil and climatic conditions, if they are normal – between 94 and 98%.
The soil should not be sandy and stony. Soil has to be good, hard neutral Ph. Seeds and plants like water. If a farmer has more sandy soil, it will need irrigation.
Tastysun is neither CL nor Express.
It’s a conventional hybrid. However, regular soil type herbicides which are used commonly for sunflower fields, can be applied.
Yes, Metalaxil M.
At common climatic conditions – between 3 and 4 t/ha, under irrigation – 3.5 and 4.5 t/ha. In case of drought – under 2 t/ha.
No, seed is black, shiny and clean. NON fungus are observed on the surface of seed after harvesting.
The purity is 99,8%, moisture is 6-7%.
The seeds are packed in a paper three-layer insulated bags branded AtlantaSeed.
All requirements according to the European standards are kept. Blue OECD/ISTA certified label is tagged with all information according requirements.
Yes. We use regular European size pallets.
Yes. The origin of seed production is Turkey.
Yes, ISTA/OECD Quality certificate is a must and will be provided.
There is no need of isolation distance from other sunflower hybrids.
At non-irrigation: 160-170 cm, at irrigation: 175 cm.
It’s downward.
Our recommendation is: 40 000-42 000 seeds/ha, which is approximately 70 cm between rows and 32-35 cm between plants.
It is tolerant to Orobanche. Relatively tolerant to other diseases.
We suggest NOT to use Stomp Extra because of potential damages. Gardoprim is a good option. Pictor as a Fungicide is also a good option
Not really. It has a strong keep on.
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