Sunflower seeds MERCURY OR, Kharkiv region.

Sunflower hybrid Mercury OR

Mercury OR is a classic sunflower hybrid of Ukrainian selection, which is distinguished by a consistently high level of productivity and resistance to lodging.

Due to the fact that the requirements for sunflower hybrids are constantly growing, the consumer needs a sunflower with a consistently high level of yield, resistance to diseases and negative weather and climatic conditions in different cultivation zones. This category includes the Mercury OR hybrid. It is intended for cultivation in all zones of Ukraine.

Due to the powerfully developed root system (which reaches 1.5-2.0 m), the Mercury OR sunflower guarantees high productivity in arid areas of Ukraine, especially in the Odesa and Kherson, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. It can be said that Mercury OR is a sunflower for the south of Ukraine. The yield of Mercury OR sunflower is always stably high and amounts to 4.5 t/ha.

The features of this hybrid include high resistance to lodging. With the development of a strong root system, a strong stem is formed in Mercury OR, which makes Mercury OR resistant to gusty winds. The kernel of the sunflower is large, besides, Mercury OR is a high-oleic sunflower. Mercury OR is a sunflower resistant to blight, as well as other weeds and common sunflower diseases.

The vegetation period is 110-115 days, which allows to form a high yield. The baskets of the Mercury OR sunflower hybrid have a small diameter and a convex shape, the seeds are of a large fraction. Sunflower oil yield is 50%.

Strengths:

High drought resistance;

Powerful stem;

Branched root system;
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High resistance to laying and shedding;

Genetic resistance to the most common diseases (phomopsis, white rot, sclerotinia); High growth energy;

Seeds of the large fraction.

Recommendations:

Mercury OR is adapted to all types of soil and climatic conditions, in all territories of Ukraine.

When sowing, recommended density:

Estimated sowing density (units/ha)

Good conditions 70,000

Average conditions 65,000

Dry conditions 60,000

Mercury OR sunflowers are packed in paper four-layer bags, andsunflower seeds treated with the preservative "Carbendazim, 500 g/l" - 2 l/t and complex microfertilizers NANITMaster (Nanit Master) 2 l/t. Such treatment increases the stability and protection of seeds and sprouts from various diseases, fungi and pests.