RESULTS CONCERNING THE MELLIFEROUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUNFLOWER HYBRIDS CULTIVATED IN ROMANIA

The present paper presents the melliferous characteristics of thirty three sunflowerhybrids studied in the period 2002-2006 in South Romania. The studied hybridswere the following: Festiv, Florom 350, Alex, Romina, Performer, Turbo, Favorit,Justin, Splendor, Trajano, Hercule, Felix, Select) and 20 being foreign hybrids(Melody, Sunko, Sanay, Kasol, NK Dolbi, NK Ferti, NK Armoni, Opera PR, Rigasol,Huracan, Podium, Fleuret OR, Rigasol, OR, Mateol, Lindor, Fly, Arena, Alexandra,Masai, SaxoIn order to evaluate the quantity of sugar per hectare and further the potential yieldof honey per hectare, the nectar secretion (capillaries method), the sugarconcentration of the nectar (refractometer method), the number of flowers per headand the number of plants per hectare were determined during field studies.