Safflower

State	Recommended Varieties
Andhra Pradesh	SSF-658
Jharkhand	SSF-658
Karnataka	SSF-658, NARI-57, NARI-H-23
Madhya Pradesh	SSF-658, NARI-57, NARI-H-23
Maharashtra	SSF-658, SSF-708, PKV-Pink (AKS-311), NARI-57, NARI-H-23
Odisha	SSF-658

A) Varieties:

Variety	Year of Release	Released Centre	Yield Potential (Kg/ha)	Oil content (%)	Recommended states/regions situations	Safety features/traits
SSF-658	2009	MPKV, Solapur	1430	28	All India	Tolerant to Wilt and Aphids
SSF-708	2012	MPAU, Solapur	1300-2200	29	Western Maharashtra	Moderately tolerant to aphid
PKV-Pink (AKS-311)	2013	SRS, Oilseeds, PDKV, Akola	2200-2500	33	Vidharbha region of Maharashtra	Moderately tolerant to wilt
NARI-57	2015	AICRP, Nari, Phaltan	1500	29-30	Maharashtra, KNK, MP, Raj, Punjab, UP, J&K, WB	Resistant to Wilt, Recommended for irrigated Area
NARI-96	2018	AICRP, Nari, Phaltan	2020	33	Maharashtra, Telangana, AP, MP, Chhattisgarh & Rajasthan.	Recommended for irrigated Area
DSH-185	2018	IIOR Hyderabad	1600-2250	28-29	All India	Resistant to Fussarium Wilt
Pride (ISF 1)	2020				Telengana, AP, MP, Chatisgarh, Karnataka & Maharashtra
Lakshmi Priya (ISF 764)	2020				Telengana, AP, MP, Chatisgarh, Karnataka & Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP, Bihar, WB, Odisha

B)Hybrids:

Variety	Year of Release	Released Centre	Yield Potential (Kg/ha)	Oil content (%)	Recommended states/regions situations	Safety features/traits
NARI-H-23	2013	NARI, Phaltan	1710	31	Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, WB	Suited for Irrigated and assured rainfall, Tolerant to Wilt