I'm interested in planting sunflowers and I wanted to find out how much sunflower oil one can expect from an acre? A rough estimate is fine.Sunflower Oil: How much sunflower oil can one get per acre?
Table 2: Effect of plant population on yield and yield components-average of 12 trials in Minnesota.
Plant Density
Seed Yield
Seed Number
Seed Weight
Large Seed1
Oil Content
Lodging
Heads/acre
lbs/acre
Seeds/head
mg/seed
--------- % ---------
Score2
14,970
2,004
831
73
52
42.1
1.5
19,830
2,131
727
67
44
43.2
1.8
25,090
2,169
632
62
33
43.2
2.1
29,940
2,173
548
60
31
43.4
2.4
34,800
2,231
501
58
26
43.8
2.5
1Non-oilseed cultivars held on an 0.8 cm round-hole screen
21=erect, 9=prostrate.
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