INTERNATIONAL SUNFLOWER ASSOCIATION

Opening of the Conference Information on the VIIth International Sunflower Conference ….. 5 Letter of Greetings to the Participants in the VIIth International Sunflower Conference from V,K. Mesyats, Minister of Agriculture USSR ….. 7 Speech of A,A. Goltsov, the USSR Deputy Minister of .Agriculture, President of the Organizing Committee the VIIth International Sunflower Conference ….. 8Greeting Speech of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Krasnodar Territorial Soviet (Council) of Working People's Deputies G.P. Razumovsky, .…… 12 Greetings to the Conference from the V.I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences : A,V. Pukhalsky….. 17 Greeting of the Members of the Council of the International Sunflower Association (Minutes) .... 20 Plenary Session A.S. NAVOLOTSKY,…

Volume II CULTURAL TECHNIQUES Effects of sowing uniformity on sunflower yield C.REMUSSI, H. SAUMELL, G.A. VIDAL APONTE (Argentina)...493The influence of fertilizers on sunflower yield and quality S.LICHEV, J. GUSHEVILOV, A. KUZMANOV (Bulgaria).... 499 Experimental results concerning the fertilizer application on sunflower in Romania Cr. HERA (Romania)........................505 Effects of systematic mineral fertilization on the uptake, distribution and removal of soil copper by sunflower plants N. MITREVA, V. ILIEV (Bulgaria)…………..521 Résultats des expériences relatives au contrôle des mauvaises herbes dans la culture du tourneol  L. CHIAPPOARINI, G.L. CUROTTI, G.F. GIROTTO, A. ROSANIA, F. TANO, G. VICENTINI (Italy)…. 531 Le Désherbage du tournesol en France  Yves REGNAULT…

Volume IOPENING SESSION Opening address delivered by Academician Professor Nicolae GIOSAN, President of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and President of the 6th International Sunflower Conference   7Speech delivered by Academician Professor Manea MANESCU,Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania    9A propos de la coopération en matière de recherches sur le tournesolA.CAUDERON (France)      13The world food situation in the years aheadJ. R. JENSMA (The Netherlands)   19 DEVELOPMENT OF SUNFLOWER GROWING IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES Sunflower growing in RomaniaN. GIOSAN (Romania)     9Main results in sunflower research in the U.S.S.R.N. I. DVOREADKIN (U.S.S.R.)    37Sunflower crops and their problems in BulgariaY. STOYANOVA (Bulgaria) 43Sunflower…

OPENING SESSION Allocution de M. CAUDERON  President of the 5th ISC.....................   3Allocution de M. Dalton E. GANDYPresident of the Executive Committee for Sunflower Conferences.............. 5The Economy of SunflowerDr. J.R. JENSMA................    7Allocution de M. PONS, State Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development............13   PHYSIOLOGY & PHYTOTECHNICS  Etude du bilan gazeux au niveau des couverts végétaux : premières applications à l'étude du tournesolH. ROBELIN ........................  19  Water Needs :  Evapotranspiration in a sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crop in a semi-arid zoneRafael GIMENEZ ORTIZ y Joaquim BERENGENA HERRERA .............    31Etude de la résistance à la sécheresse pendant différentes phases de végétation chez le tournesolLiana…

Table of Contents Oilseed Protein Strategies for World Food SuppliesAaaron M. ALTSCHUL .....     1Economical Significance of Sunflowers in World TradeA. Richard BALDWIN .....     10Position of Sunflower in World AgricultureJ. R. JENSMA .....     16Economics of Producing Sunflowers for Oil in the United StatesWarren TROTTER, William GIVAN.....         23Richard B. Russell  Agricultural Research CenterC.H.H. NEUFELD .....       35 Development and Trends in Sunflower Production  Latest Developments and Trends in Sunflower Production in IranH.G. KHADIVI .....     40General Aspects of Sunflower Production Development in FranceMichel ROLLIER .....     44Latest Developments in Sunflower Production in RomaniaViorel VRANCEANU .....     46Recent Trends in Sunflower Production in CanadaPeter…

Table of contents Industry and Production  Economical Significance of Sunflowers in the USSRV.M.SUSLOV.....   1 Sunflower Production and Utilization Trends in CanadaPeter BERGEN.....     12Sunflower Production and Utilization Trends (Southern USA)Dalton E. GANDY .....     15Sunflower Production and Utilization Trends (Australia)A.J. LEMON ..... 18 A Glance at the Sunflower Culture and Improvement Activities in TurkeyRecai TASAN ..... 22 Sunflower Production and Utilization Trends (Northern United States)Ralph HAYENGA ..... 25 Soviet Sunflowers and the World Vegetable Oil MarketDavid SCHOONOVER .....     29Trends in Birdseed and Confectionery TradeRalph W. TAYLOR .....     34A Review of the Nutritional Value of Sunflower MealKeith J. SMITH, Dalton E. GANDY .....     37Cultural Practice in…