Lidea is one of the largest sunflower breeders and producers in the world.&nbsp;With a market share of over 15% and more than 3 million hectares of Lidea sunflower seeds sown each year, we have one of the largest sunflower research programmes, constantly introducing new innovative varieties to the market.&nbsp;We test up to 8,000 hybrids each year, giving Lidea the most comprehensive range of varieties in each market segment.&nbsp;The main goals of varietal selection are: productivity, resistance to disease and climate stress, and yield quality (fatty acid profile, oil and protein content).&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://youtu.be/vIPc0dJR1pQ?list=PLkaTUDzh8aceLXTX2QKICzJvbQ4E-9e1r"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vIPc0dJR1pQ" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure>By choosing sunflower seeds from the Lidea farm, you obtain plants with an excellent yield potential.&nbsp;Our varieties are characterised by high quality features, such as early vigour and very good health.<h3>WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SUNFLOWER VARIETY?&nbsp;</h3><h3>1. Method of herbicide protection</h3>Among Lidea's sunflower range you will find&nbsp;conventional sunflower varieties&nbsp;(like <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/bella-es">ES Bella</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/savana-es">ES Savana</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/agora-es">ES Agora</a>, etc.),&nbsp;sunflower varieties with the&nbsp;Sulfo - ExpressTM segment&nbsp;for resistance to sulfonylureas (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/aromatic-es">ES&nbsp;Aromatic SU</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/ceylon-es">ES Ceylon SU</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/argentic-es">ES Argentic SU</a>, etc.),&nbsp;and sunflower protected by&nbsp;Clearfield® and Clearfield®&nbsp;Plus (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/genesis-es">ES Genesis CLP</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/belfis-es">ES Belfis CLP</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/products/oasis-es">ES Oasis CLP</a>, and two new varieties LID1061L CLP, LID6038H CLP etc.).&nbsp;Clearfield® varieties are protected with Pulsar® and Pulsar® Plus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2022/05/sulfo_2.jpg"></figure><h3>2. Precocity</h3>Lidea offers a wide range of sunflower&nbsp;with varying precocity, from very early&nbsp;to late, suitable for all Europe, Ukraine and Russia. The harvest date, depending on the variety and the country, is from August to mid-October.&nbsp;Lidea sales teams are available to accompany you in choosing the right moment for harvesting.&nbsp;In this phase, grain moisture will be around 9%, to ensure the lowest losses.&nbsp;All our varieties are very well suited to the European climate and perform well.&nbsp;Lidea sunflower plants create a strong root system and a strong stem, ensuring high lodging resistance.&nbsp;They are also disease resistant. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>3. Type of oil</h3>Sunflower seed contains up to 50% fat.&nbsp;The fat profile of sunflower seeds always includes linoleic acid, but some varieties also contain oleic acid.&nbsp;You can also choose the sunflower variety according your needs and outlets:<ul><li>Linoleic, containing linoleic acid (e.g.,&nbsp;ES Bella,&nbsp;ES Ceylon&nbsp;SU, ES Oasis CLP, etc.)</li><li>HOLL or high oleic, containing oleic acid (e.g., ES Idillic, ES Aromatic SU, ES Emeric CLP, etc.)</li></ul>Linoleic varieties are widely used in gastronomy and cosmetology, while oleic varieties are used to extract oil for high-temperature frying and baking.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align:justify;">IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE with OUR SOLUTIONS</h3><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/or-master">OR MASTER ®:</a> Lidea is the market leader in Orobanche resistant varieties, &nbsp;available under the OR MASTER® brand.&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-center" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:2579/617;" src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2025/01/or_master_3_.png" width="2579" height="617"></figure><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/mildew-master">MILDEW MASTER </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/or-master">®</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lidea-seeds.com/mildew-master">:</a> Discover our label bringing together sunflower varieties &nbsp;selected for areas infested with downy mildew. &nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-center" style="width:50%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:3146/562;" src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2025/01/mildewmaster_3_.png" width="3146" height="562"></figure>Watch our sunflower varieties being sown in one of our breeding stations.&nbsp;<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://youtu.be/FP_KtOZy2bo?list=PLkaTUDzh8aceLXTX2QKICzJvbQ4E-9e1r"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FP_KtOZy2bo" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure>

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Lidea offers farmers more than 60 crops, with more than 500 varieties of corn, sunflower, cereals, rapeseed, soybean, sorghum, pulses, forages and plant cover. Lidea develops varieties that are carefully adapted to the needs of farmers and the various outlets (high nutrient concentration, oil-rich, protein-rich, etc.).&nbsp;This diversity of seeds enables each farm to optimise its profitability and increase its yields. The Lidea range makes it possible to set up intercropping and crop rotations suited to your agronomic and economic objectives.With an annual investment of more than 34 million euros in research and development, Lidea offers a complete and differentiated range of seeds to meet the new challenges facing farmers and societal expectations. Lidea provides a wide range of solutions for high-quality food and feed, whether through conventional or organic farming, or to meet the challenges of new markets such as bioenergy.Discover our range of products and innovative solutions.&nbsp;

Crops: seed varieties for farming - Lidea Seeds

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BENEFITS<ul><li>EXPRESS® TECHNOLOGY</li><li>GOOD AGRONOMIC PROFILE</li><li>PRODUCTIVITY IN ALL SITUATIONS</li><li>EXCELLENT EARLY VIGOUR</li><li>GOOD MILDEW BEHAVIOUR</li></ul>IDENTITY CARDEarliness of flowering: mid-early Mid early maturity: early &nbsp;MORPHOLOGYPlant height: tall&nbsp; Head: half turned&nbsp;CULTURE TIPSPlanting density:&nbsp; - In good soils: 60 to 65,000 plants/ha&nbsp; - In dry / light soils: 55 to 60,000 plants/ha<figure class="image image_resized image-style-block-align-left" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://api-com.lidea-seeds.com/uploads/2021/08/ceylon_sunflower.png"></figure>

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