Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Sunflower Oil: How much sunflower oil can one get per acre?

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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