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 confection and NuSun® sunflower hybrids with improved yield, disease resistance, oil content and standability.

Rating: 10=Highest 5=Average 1=Lowest

NuSun® Hybrid
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Oil  Type	Oil%
Defender Plus	Early	Medium	18-24	Mid-Oleic	40-44
Viper Brand	Medium	Medium	18-22	Mid-Oleic	42-44
Confection Hybrid
Hybrid	Maturity	Flower	Pop	Seed Type
Jaguar	Early	Early	16-20	Large/long/dark
Cougar	Early	Early	15-18	Large/round
6946	Early	Early	16-20	Large
6946 DMR	Early	Early	16-20	Large
Panther DMR	Early	Early	16-20	Large

Performance Comparisons:

2008 Sunflower Trial Data