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Nuseed Americas Sunflower Cobalt II

Cobalt II is an early and disease resistant high oleic hybrid. A great fit for both wet fields and late plantings, Cobalt II also delivers high yields to back it up. With excellent disease resistance including protection against multiple races of downy mildew, Cobalt II is a hybrid you can rely on.

Crop & Plant Type: Sunflower

Features: Downy Mildew Resistant, Early Maturity, Excellent Seed Set, Excellent Test Weight, Good Late Season Plant Health, Good Oil Content, Good Roots Growth, Good Short Growing Windows, Good Stalks Growth, Herbicide Tolerant, Impacts Yield, Improves Vegetative Growth, Increased Disease Suppression, Increased Drought Resistance, Medium Maturity, Quick Drydown

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Identification & Functionality

Crop & Plant Type
Technologies

Features & Benefits

Key Features
  • High oleic, Beyond herbicide tolerant
  • Excellent disease resistance
  • Excellent seed set and center fill
  • Shorter plant height
Hybrid Characteristics

Nuseed Americas Sunflower Cobalt II - Hybrid Characteristics

Hybrid Rating Scale: 1=Poor, 9=Excellent
Plant Height Rating Scale: 1=Shortest, 9=Tallest

Applications & Uses

Management Recommendations
  • Recommended planting rate: 18,000-23,000 plants per acre
  • Broad adaptation from Canadian border to Texas
  • Recommend early harvest

Technical Details & Test Data

Test Data

Cobalt II will perform with the best of the early hybrids across a wide range of geographies.

Source: Alison Pokrzywinski | Nuseed Sunflower Production Manager, NA

Safety & Health

Seed Treatment

Nuseed hybrids are treated with fungicide and insecticide seed treatment to protect your seed investment.

Storage & Handling

Product Highlights
  • Primary Market: High Oleic Crush
  • Secondary Market Options: Bird Food
  • Herbicide Trait: Clearfield
  • Downy Mildew Resistant: Yes
  • Maturity: Early / Group 2