Safflower Variety Descriptions
    Hull Oil Irrigated Dryland   Relative Ratings 4   Tolerance 5
Variety Origin 1 Type 2 Type 3 Yield Yield TWT Oil Height Maturity Alt. BB
Centennial MT,ND STP Lino m.good v.good med v.good m.tall med MT MT
Finch MT,ND N Lino good good v.high fair med m.early MS T
Morlin MT,ND STP High Lino v.good good med good m.tall m.late T T
S-208 ST N Lino fair good med good med m.early S VS
S-541 ST STP Lino fair v.good m.high v.good m.tall med MS MS
Montola 2000 MT,ND N High Oleic m.good good med good short early MS MS
Montola 2001 MT,ND STP High Oleic v.good m.good med good med med MT MT
S-317 ST STP Oleic m.good good med good m.tall med MS S
S-518 ST STP Oleic fair v.good med good m.tall m.late MS S

1 ST = SeedTec International, MT = Montana, ND = North Dakota

2 STP = striped (usually purple and white), N = normal or white

3 Lino = linoleic, Oleic = oleic

4 Relative ratings of Yield, Test Weight, and Oil will vary under conditions of moderate-severe disease infestation

5 Alt = alternaria leaf spot disease, BB = bacterial blight, S = susceptible, MS = moderately susceptible, MT = moderately tolerant, T = tolerant

Dryland Safflower Sidney, MT

  Stand Yield Oil
Cultivar 1998 1998 3 yr 1998 3-yr
  % - lbs/a - - % -
         
S-518 94 1614 1784 39.0 39.2
Finch 87 1584 1481 40.0 38.7
95B7348 94 1443 1635 38.2 38.2
Centennial 93 1364 1593 45.6 44.1
Montola 2000 97 1304 1453 37.0 38.6
Morlin 78 1284 1366 41.6 40.2
Montola 2001 93 1196 1296 38.4 40.0
Erlin 82 1049 1136 41.2 40.3
LSD 5% 10.2 253.9 ------ 0.8 ------
 
Plant: April 30 Harvest: September 10

Dryland Fallow Safflower Williston, ND

  Yield   Oil
Cultivar 1998 3 yr   1998 3 yr
  - lbs/a -   -- % --
           
Linoleic          
Finch 1306 1277   37.7 33.5
S-541 1321 1265   42.5 37.8
S-208 1182 1253   38.0 33.7
Centennial 1173 1214   42.4 37.8
AC Stirling 1080 1055   33.1 30.3
Morlin 1008 1016   39.8 35.9
Saffire 1155 972   29.6 27.0
Erlin 911 882   38.2 35.2
AC Sunset 1047 ------   30.1 ------
           
Oleic          
S-518 1352 1361   37.5 33.9
S-317 1283 1289   37.0 34.5
Montola 2000 1063 1216   36.9 33.3
Montola 2001 1047 952   38.8 34.8
95B7348 1406 ------   37.2 ------
LSD 5% 140 ------   0.6 ------
Plant: April 28 Harvest: September 10

Recrop Safflower Sidney, MT

  Stand Yield Oil
Cultivar 1998 1998 3 yr 1998 3-yr
  % - lbs/a - - % -
         
Finch 92 1052 781 38.8 36.4
Centennial 88 1042 788 43.2 41.4
Erlin 82 915 702 39.6 38.0
Montola 2001 80 905 636 38.0 38.2
Montola 2000 88 856 743 37.4 38.0
Morlin 87 811 592 40.3 37.9
S-518 85 1136 ------ 38.6 ------
95B7348 88 1082 ------ 37.7 ------
LSD 5% 15.1 229.3 ------ 1.2 ------
 
Plant: April 22 Harvest: September 9

Dryland Recrop Safflower Williston, ND

  Yield   Oil
Cultivar 1998 3 yr   1998 3 yr
  -----lbs/a-----   ----- % -----
           
S-518 1417 1255   37.1 34.8
S-317 1160 1172   36.9 33.6
S-541 1350 1155   38.5 35.5
Montola 2000 1128 1093   35.0 33.5
Centennial 1196 1059   38.5 36.1
Finch 1208 1010   33.9 31.3
Morlin 1017 936   36.2 33.3
Montola 2001 947 874   37.4 33.7
95B7348 1218 ------   36.0 ------
           
LSD 5% 130 ------   1.1 ------
Plant: April 22 Harvest: September 8
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Last modified: August 04, 2003