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    Safflower is an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its oil-rich seeds and orange dye extracted from its flowers. It is native to Asia but is now grown worldwide, with India being the largest producer. Key botanical features include erect stems, alternate leaves, and globular flower heads called capitula enclosed by bracts. The capitula contain many tubular flowers that progress from outer to inner over 3-5 days. Economically, safflower seeds are used to extract oil high in linoleic acid and its flowers produce red and yellow dyes and are used in foods, medicines, and coloring.

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    Safflower is an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its oil-rich seeds and orange dye extracted from its flowers. It is native to Asia but is now grown worldwide, with India being the largest producer. Key botanical features include erect stems, alternate leaves, and globular flower heads called capitula enclosed by bracts. The capitula contain many tubular flowers that progress from outer to inner over 3-5 days. Economically, safflower seeds are used to extract oil high in linoleic acid and its flowers produce red and yellow dyes and are used in foods, medicines, and coloring.

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    Safflower is an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its oil-rich seeds and orange dye extracted from its flowers. It is native to Asia but is now grown worldwide, with India being the largest producer. Key botanical features include erect stems, alternate leaves, and globular flower heads called capitula enclosed by bracts. The capitula contain many tubular flowers that progress from outer to inner over 3-5 days. Economically, safflower seeds are used to extract oil high in linoleic acid and its flowers produce red and yellow dyes and are used in foods, medicines, and coloring.

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    Safflower is an annual herbaceous plant cultivated for its oil-rich seeds and orange dye extracted from its flowers. It is native to Asia but is now grown worldwide, with India being the largest producer. Key botanical features include erect stems, alternate leaves, and globular flower heads called capitula enclosed by bracts. The capitula contain many tubular flowers that progress from outer to inner over 3-5 days. Economically, safflower seeds are used to extract oil high in linoleic acid and its flowers produce red and yellow dyes and are used in foods, medicines, and coloring.

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    Key Botanical

    Features Of
    Safflower
    Discussion
    Outline
    Key Topics

    Origin and Distribution


    Production
    Botanical Features
    Inflorescence
    Economic Importance
    SAFFLOWER
    Introduction
    Scientific Name : Carthamus tinctorius
    Family : Compositae or Asteraceae
    Carthamus is a latinized synonym of
    the Arabic word 'quartum' or
    'gurtum' which refers to the colour of
    the dye extracted foem it.
    It is use as a oil seed rich in PUFA
    (Linoleic Acid,78%) and alo for its
    orange dye (Charthamin).
    Carthamus has 25 species of which
    C.tinctorius is the cultivated one,
    having chromosome number 2n=24.
    Origin : Asia
    Origin and Distribution:
    Traditionally grown for centuries from
    Distribution China to Mediterranean region and all
    along Nile river up to Ethiopia.
    Now commercially cultivated in India,
    U.S., Mexico, China, Ethiopia, Russia,
    Pakistan and so on.
    Production
    India is the largest producer followed
    by U.S., Mexico and China.
    In India Maharastra and Karnataka
    account for 72% and 24% of
    safflower production.
    In India safflower production is
    mostly confined to rainfed conditions.
    Botanical Botanical Name : Carthamus tinctorius L.
    Family : Asteracea

    Features Habit : Bushy, herbaceous annual


    possessing several branches
    Habitat : Tropical and Subtropical
    Stem : Erect, Woody, globrous and
    grooved
    Leaves : Alternate, rigid, entire and
    unarmed or spinulose serrate
    Root : Tap root System
    Inflorescence
    Each branch produces a globular
    flower capitulum, which is enclosed
    by tightly attached bract.
    Calyx absent, Corolla long tubular,
    Stamens-5, Epipetalous,
    syngenerious, ovary inferior,
    bicarpellary, single celled, single ovule
    basal or ascending in placentation,
    sometimes a few of the marginal
    florets are sterile
    Continue., Flowering period lasts for a month as
    the capitula on primary branches flower
    first.
    Flowering in capitulum begins in the
    outermost whorl of florets and
    proceeds centripetally over 3 to 5
    days
    Flowers are grouped into 4 based on
    colour,
    Yellow in bloom, turning to red on drying
    Yellow in bloom, remains yellow on drying
    Orange in bloom, turning to dark red on drying
    White in bloom, remainswhite on drying
    Economic Seed is used in oil extraction.
    Importance Flowers for colouring and flavouring
    foods, in medicines and making red
    (Carthamin) and yellow dyes, especially
    before cheaper analine dyes became
    available.
    THANK YOU

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