SAFFLOWER

Name of Crop/ Variety	Developed by Institute	Year of Release	Seed Rate(Kg/hect)	Duration (Days)	Varietal Characters	Average Yield (Qtls/hect)
PKV PINK	DR. PDKV, AKOLA	2012	10	135 To 140	Petal colour pale yellow converted to pink & remains pink after fading.	12 To 15
PBNS-12	VNMKV, PARBHANI	2006	10	115 To 137	Spiny, dark green thick leaves, bold seed.	10 To 11
PBNS-86	VNMKV, PARBHANI	2019	10	130 To 135	Spiny, dark green thick leaves, bold seed.	10 To 12
SSF-708	MPKV, RAHURI	2010	10	115 To 120	Spiny variety, yellow colour flower turned red after fading, basal branching, bushy shape.	10 To 12
SSF-733	MPKV, RAHURI	2013	10	120 To 125	Spiny variety, semi spreading, Petal colour becomes white after fading.	12 To 13
SSF-12-40	MPKV,RAHURI	2020	10	120 TO 125	Wider branching, spiny variety,flower colour yellow at bloom stage and red at faded stage.	10 to 12
SSF-13-71	MPKV,RAHURI	2020	10	125 TO 126	Spiny,flower colour is light yellow at bloom stage and dirty white faded stage	13 to 16