Manjira

Year of release	1976
Released at central or state level	State
Developed by	AICRP Safflower centre, Tandur Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad
Recommended region/area	Andhra Pradesh
Nature of plant	Spiny
Branching habit	Bushy type
Plant height (cm)	60-70
Days to 50% flowering	75
Days to maturity	120
Capitulum size	Medium bold
Seed size	Medium bold
100 seed weight (g)	5.3
Hull content (%)	-
Seed oil content (%)	28
Special attributes	-
Potential yield (kg/ha)	1100
Average yield (kg/ha)	1000