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.