Scientific Name:Helianthus

  Sunflower is a newly introduced oilseed crop ,But it was grown in India as ornamental plant since ancient times. Sunflower was introduced in India as an oilseed crop for the first time in 1969. Sunflower is an important oilseed crop of today . It can give large quantity of top quality oil per unit area and per unit time The sunflower owes its economic value to its utility as an oilseed or fodder crop. As a fodder or forage crop,sunflower is fed green or converted into silage which is popular in USA,Canada and in some other coutnries.