Medium early sunflower seed MAS 835OL

sclerotinia resistantphoma resistantresistant to lodging

Overview

• Very good establishment — Helps secure crop stand
• High yield potential — Increases revenue
• High oil content — Meets value-chain requirements

Key labels and characteristics

• Oil profile: Oleic
• Maturity: Semi-early
• Orobanche: E

Characteristics
Flowering: Early
Maturity: Semi-early
Oil profile: Oleic

Agronomy
Early vigor: 8/9 (scale 1-9)
Lodging: 8/9 (scale 1-9)
Drought tolerance: 8/9 (scale 1-9)
Scale: 1-3 sensitive – low | 4-6 medium – good | 7-9 tolerant – excellent

Disease tolerance
Orobanche: E
Downy mildew: RM9
Sclerotinia (crown): 8/9
Sclerotinia (head): 7/9
Sclerotinia (stem): 7/9
Phoma: 7/9
Verticillium: 7/9
Phomopsis: 7/9

Yield & Quality
Oil content: 46 - 48 %
Oleic acid content: 86 - 88 %

Morphology
Plant height: Medium
Thousand grain weight (TGW): 55 - 60 g
Head shape: Convex
Head inclination: Slightly inclined

Crop recommendations
Adaptation: 4 out of 4 (strong adaptation under optimal conditions; limited adaptation indicated as appropriate)
Plant density (optimal conditions): 65,000 - 68,000 plants/ha
Plant density (limited conditions): 55,000 - 60,000 plants/ha
Observation: variety from a new breeding program, consistency demonstrated in 2024

Technical specifications

• Commercial name: MAS 835OL
• Oil profile: Oleic
• Maturity: Semi-early
• Flowering: Early
• Orobanche: level E
• Downy mildew resistance: RM9
• Sclerotinia (crown): 8/9
• Sclerotinia (head): 7/9
• Sclerotinia (stem): 7/9
• Phoma: 7/9
• Verticillium: 7/9
• Phomopsis: 7/9
• Early vigor: 8/9
• Lodging: 8/9
• Drought tolerance: 8/9
• Oil content: 46 - 48 %
• Oleic acid content: 86 - 88 %
• TGW: 55 - 60 g
• Plant height: Medium
• Head shape: Convex
• Head inclination: Slightly inclined
• Recommended density (optimal): 65,000 - 68,000 plants/ha
• Recommended density (limited): 55,000 - 60,000 plants/ha