Region		Seed rate (kg/ha)	Spacing (cm)
Andhra Pradesh		7.5 - 10	45 x 20
Maharashtra	Kharif fallows	10-12	45x20
	Double cropped areas	15	45x20
Karnataka		7.5	60x30
Gujarat		10-12	45x20
Madhya Pradesh		20	45x20-25
Chhattisgarh	Rice fallows	10-15	45x20
Orissa	Rice fallows	20	30x15
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar	Adequate soil moisture	12-15	45x20
	Scanty soil moisture	15-20	45x20
Tamil Nadu		10	45x20

Whenever safflower is taken as a sequence crop after short duration cereals and pulses, increase the seed rate by about 50% to obtain satisfactory stands.