Sunflower is one of the most important and most profitable crops in Ukrainian agriculture, so its cultivation is constantly intensified. Among all the diversity of sunflowers, hybrids of confectionery use deserve special attention. They have a number of unique properties and can provide yields up to 5,0 t/g. The taste and nutritional properties of sunflower confectionery not only provide a stable demand for products, but also make it possible to classify it as a popular nowadays category of healthy eating. In the foreign market, one of the largest suppliers of sunflower confectionery is China, and in Europe – Bulgaria. The article presents an estimation of the level of manifestation of the economic and valuable characteristics of the created experimental hybrid sunflower confectionery. Proven hybrids are characterized by a high weight of 1000 seeds from 110,7 g (UK 655) to 180,3 g (UK 635). They are tall (165–218 cm), have large seeds in the length of 1,5-2,0 cm and a large diameter of the basket of 20,3-27,3 cm. Potential yields of hybrids reaches 6,2 t/ha. The obtained materials are characterized by high protein content (33 %), low oil content (up to 49,5 %) and humus content up to 33 %
confectionery sunflower, hybrid, productivity, economic and valuable features
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