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The beautiful sunflower which had its humble beginnings as both a wild and cultivated species used by the natives of north america has become a giant in the world oilseed economy likewise the nonoilseed sunflower continues to increase in popularity and importance as a source of human food. Sunflower technology and production agronomy by albert armin schneiter author editor isbn 13 978 0891181354 isbn 10 0891181350 why is isbn important isbn this bar code number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book the 13 digit and 10 digit formats both work . Sunflower technology and production agronomy by albert armin schneiter 1997 condition is like new shipped with usps media mail this book is in pristine condition i purchased it new as a graduate student in 1998 i worked in agronomy for 20 years ive now downsized from my larger home and many items need to go to fit into our new small home. In pakistan sunflower was first introduced as an oilseed crop in the 1960s soil type heavy soils are most suitable for sunflower cultivation sandy and water logged soils are not desirable for sunflower production seedbed preparation sunflower has a well developed root system deep ploughing with a moldboard plough is necessary. Publication of this sunflower monograph is evidence of the growing importance of this crop to agronomy and crop science in the usa this book has been evolving for several years from the inception of the idea for a monograph its suggestion to the societys monograph committee and now to its materialization into book form by the industrious