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DWDU, Rajkot<br />

Hand harvesting<br />

Manual harvesting is done by cutting <strong>of</strong>f heads with a knife or clippers.<br />

If, at harvest time, the moisture content <strong>of</strong> the seeds is higher than 15 percent, the heads should be pre-dried before threshing.<br />

Mechanized harvest<br />

Mechanized harvesting <strong>of</strong> sunflowers is generally done with combine harvesters designed for wheat, but modified and equipped with a<br />

sunflower-picker head.<br />

The work capacity <strong>of</strong> these machines is about 0.9 h/ha.<br />

Seed Type<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> the hybrids<br />

KBSH-1, Jwalamukhi, Sungene-85, PAC-36, PAC-<br />

1091, MLSFH-47<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> the varieties<br />

GAUSUF-15, Morden TNAUSUF-7<br />

Detailed Project Report: <strong>IWMP</strong>-III 137

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