Sunflower KWS Dragon

Stability and Yield Potential: KWS Dragon in the Syngenta Portfolio

Modern agriculture requires hybrids capable of withstanding intense environmental stress while maintaining high performance. The KWS Dragon hybrid, featured in the Syngenta lineup, is a simple hybrid designed for farms focusing on intensive cultivation and predictable results.

Agronomic Profile

With a vegetation period of 90–100 days, this hybrid efficiently utilizes soil moisture and nutrients during the active growth phase. The plant height ranges from 150 to 190 cm, providing stability and convenience during mechanical harvesting, while the flattened, medium-sized head minimizes losses during threshing.

Disease Resistance and Genetics

Breeding efforts have been focused on ensuring the plant's phytosanitary health. KWS Dragon displays robust resistance to key pathogens that threaten sunflower crops in various latitudes:

• Comprehensive protection against white and gray mold.
• Effective resistance to phomopsis, phoma, and rust.
• Suppression of powdery mildew development.

This resistance profile helps reduce the need for excessive fungicide applications, directly lowering production costs.

Economic Efficiency

The medium to large black seeds contain between 45% and 50% oil content. This makes the hybrid highly attractive to processing plants, ensuring a high oil yield per hectare. The stability of KWS Dragon makes it a reliable choice for growers who need to balance a short ripening cycle with high-quality commodity output.