Agronomic approaches in yield and quality stability of high oleic sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.)

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is, together with soybean, rapeseed and peanut,
one of the most important annual crops in the world grown for edible oil. Regular
sunflower oil is characterized by its high content of the essential linoleic acid (C18:2).
The high oleic (HO) sunflower oil is in appearance very similar to regular sunflower
oil. However, the fatty acid profile differs quite dramatically from the regular type. The
HO sunflower oil contains over 80 % oleic acid (C18:1), whereas the regular sunflower oils oleic acid content stays around 20 %.