SEEDS 2000 sunflower hybrids are developed under the direction of Dr. Gary Fick, a world renowned sunflower breeder. Dr. Fick, along with Seeds 2000 Sunflower Breeder Dr. Patrick Duhigg, continue to develop high oleic, confection, NuSun® and CLEARFIELD® sunflower hybrids with improved yield, disease resistance, oil content and standability.

Rating: 10=Highest 5=Average 1=Lowest

High Oleic Hybrids

Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Oil  Type	Oil%
Sierra	Full	Med-late	18-22	High-Oleic	42-45
Defender HO	Early	Medium	18-24	High-Oleic	40-42
Teton	Med-early	Med-early	18-22	High-Oleic	44-46
NuSun®
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Oil  Type	Oil%
Defender Plus	Early	Medium	18-24	Mid-Oleic	40-44
ExpressSun™
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Oil  Type	Oil%
Firebird	Med-full	Med-full	18-22	Mid-Oleic	41-43
CLEARFIELD® Confection
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Seed Type
Jaguar Brand	Early	Early	16-20	Large/long/dark
NuSun® Hybrids
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Oil  Type	Oil%
Barracuda Brand	Full	Med-late	18-24	Mid-Oleic	42-46
Blazer CL Brand	Med-full	Med-full	18-22	Mid-Oleic	43-45
Viper Brand	Medium	Medium	18-22	Mid-Oleic	42-44
Confection Hybrids
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Seed Type
Panther	Medium	Medium	16-20	Large/long/dark
Panther DMR	Early	Early	16-20	Large/long/dark

Performance Comparisons:

2006 Sunflower Trial Data Sunflower Characteristics