Environmentalists are petitioning federal authorities to protect a rare yellow sunflower threatened by the millions of visitors who flock to Red Rock Canyon each year.
About 3 million people visit Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas every year, but few have noticed the tiny yellow sunflower that has called it home for centuries. It may face extinction without ...
Researchers have discovered that a little-known by-product of sunflower oil production could dramatically improve the nutritional value of bread.
The harvested acreage for sunflowers was estimated to be higher for North and South Dakota, which account for about 80% of ...
Sunflowers are one of the few crops native to the United States. According to some sources, indigenous people likely began to cultivate them around 1000 BC. Sunflower seeds probably didn't reach ...
The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a species of the Asteraceae family. The plant seeds are edible, and manufacturers use them for foods and producing sunflower oil. As such, sunflower oil ...
High oleic sunflower oil is a future of Food-industry market!”— Oles Luchnyi CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, January 19, ...
Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant. While the seed itself is encased in a black and white striped shell, sunflower seeds are white and have a tender texture.