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MATURITY AND HARVEST

harvesting sunflower

Identify the right stage for harvest to avoid the risk of losses by bird damage, shattering, lodging, arrival of late diseases or seed rot.

  • Maturity: the flower head is yellow and turns brown. The stem is light beige. The leaves of the base and the middle part are dry. There are a few green leaves left above.
  • Optimum humidity: the moisture content of the seeds is between 8-11%.

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