Sowing Time, Seed Rate, Spacing and Sowing Method for Safflower Cultivation
Sowing Time, Seed Rate, Spacing and Sowing Method for Safflower Cultivation
Sowing Time:
1. Safflower is sown in the month of October – November.
2. In early sowing crop may suffer from wilt or rust diseases.
3. In late sowing, there is attack of Aphids.
Seed Rate:
1. As mixed crop – 8 to 15 kg/ha.
2. As pure crop – 20 to 25 kg/ha.
Spacing:
45 x 20 cm (Rainfed)
60 x 30 cm (Irrigated)
Sowing Method:
Sowing is done with thiram @ 3 g or captan @ 2.5 g/kg seed to control seed borne diseases.