SeedTec, a division of California Oils Corp., is the main producer of safflower seeds and much of the processed oil. The company planted 25,000 acres this year, up from 10,000 last year.

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seeds have a bitter taste, and since birds have very few taste buds, they don't notice the flavor. Humans and rodents have around 10,000 taste buds, while a ...

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The sign on the bushel baskets read, "Bean seeds for children to play with," the baskets half-filled with dry beans of many colors. They'd been placed on the ground in the Fedco Seeds booth at the ...

Researchers at Australia’s CSIRO have now developed a new “super-high” oleic safflower that makes the crop even more attractive as a replacement for petroleum-based oils in industrial processes.

Use of healthy seeds, seed dressing and crop rotation are recommended for production of rust-free seed lots, especially in countries where Safflower has recently been introduced. Puccinia carthami Cda ...