Hybrid sunflower seed processing at Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops [in Novi Sad, Serbia]

This paper reviews sunflower hybrid seed processing at Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad (Serbia) with all practical, technical and technological solutions. Additionally, efforts of Institute employees are presented here in creating new technical solutions, particularly machines, aimed at their adaptations in existing sunflower seed processing, in order to get better quality and quantity of the processed seed. The paper also reviews original solution of the seed processing improvement with the new machines, regarding their position in the system and their connection in the semiautomatic operation system, with the possibility of independent operation. Seed processing results in high quality sunflower hybrid seed produced and ready for the severe market competition.