HUS-305 (Malviya kusum 305)

Year of release	1986
Released at central or state level	Central
Developed by	AICRP Safflower centre, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Recommended region/area	Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Nature of plant	Spiny
Branching habit	-
Plant height (cm)	125
Days to 50% flowering	132
Days to maturity	132-169
Capitulum size	-
Seed size	Medium
100 seed weight (g)	3.8
Hull content (%)	-
Seed oil content (%)	36
Special attributes	High oil type, tolerant to salinity, moderately tolerant to Alternaria leaf blight, wilt and root rot
Potential yield (kg/ha)	1300 (rainfed) and 1500 (irrigated)
Average yield (kg/ha)	1100 (rainfed) and 1200 (irrigated)