Sharda (BSF-168-4)

Year of release	1990
Released at central or state level	State
Developed by	AICRP Safflower centre, Marathwada Agricultural Univeristy, Parbhani
Recommended region/area	Marathwada region of Maharashtra
Nature of plant	Spiny
Branching habit	From base to plant
Plant height (cm)	90-95
Days to 50% flowering	90-92
Days to maturity	125-130
Capitulum size	-
Seed size	Medium
100 seed weight (g)	5.2-5.7
Hull content (%)	-
Seed oil content (%)	29
Special attributes	Moderately tolerant to aphids and wilt
Potential yield (kg/ha)	1000-1200 (rainfed) 1600-1800 (irrigated)
Average yield (kg/ha)	-