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Abstract Sunfl-ower (-~ elianthua A __ .-I__ smuua A _- L,) is one of the most i m p o r t a n t edible oil crops in the worl4 . Also sunflower may become increnshglg hportant in hurilan diets; The average of o i l percentage varied from 25 tc 45% dependence on cultivar, Seed o i l canteat has 311 importmt part in the achievement of d e s i r e d oil yi e lds . An increase o f ~n17;l ~ of o i l content briligs about a cansiderablc increase 9n the o i l y i e l d pel unit area, Par these re2~Tolis selection f o r high seed o i l content md little husk is the nain task ill sunflower breefiing, These qualities are of course related. and tile production of this crop depends mainly on their values , The world sunflower seed production was estbated to be about million tons. The major producing countries were C .S.S.R. 5.649, kr,qcntian 7782, Ru~xxin G’iI-,Pulgnr%n 421, Yugoslavia 252, Turkey 225, Reg. OT S. Africc 10C , Hungary 100, md Umguary 100. (Irock.ctf on was fn thousand of ton). Sunflower p r o d u c t ion ii~Eg ypt , a new crop <and grow i n the las t few gears f o r h~ulen co~zc~x~lptiaonnd no comaercially producinl: area yet. The tot31 o i l requirements. |