Jawahar Safflower-97 (JSF-97)

Year of release	2004
Released at central or state level	State
Developed by	AICRP Safflower centre, Indore, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur
Recommended region/area	Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Nature of plant	Non-spiny
Branching habit	-
Plant height (cm)	80-85
Days to 50% flowering	75-80
Days to maturity	135-140
Capitulum size	-
Seed size	Bold
100 seed weight (g)	5.5-6.5
Hull content (%)	-
Seed oil content (%)	30
Special attributes	Non-spiny
Potential yield (kg/ha)	1500 (irrigated)
Average yield (kg/ha)	-