Farmers grow more than 50 million tons of sunflower seeds every year. The black ones end up in our bird feeders, as well as on our grocery store shelves as cooking oil. The striped ones mostly go ...

Sunflower seeds, scientifically known as Helianthus annuus, are edible, nutrient-rich seeds. These small, oval, hard, grey, ...

Store away from direct sunlight or moisture, which will cause the seeds to form lumps. Dry-roasting black sesame seeds will help to improve their shelf life. Black sesame seeds are used in ...

The discovery that sunflower seeds can develop without fertilization reveals a pathway to accelerate improvement of this crop — and potentially others. When genetically different varieties of ...

Plant in summer or fall. Takes 8 days to produce a large sunflower. Yields more seeds at harvest. Sunflower Seeds are a seed that, when planted and grown during Summer, produce Sunflower.