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Hybrid Seed Production of Castor ; Sowing time :15th Sept-15th Oct ; Fertilizer : N2 100 kg in 4 splits ; Planting ratio :3:1 ; Staggered sowing :Male 4-6 days In Gujarat, it is grown in an area of about 3.5 lakh hectares with an annual production of about 6.8 lakh tonnes of castor seeds. The most important castor SEED PRODUCTION IN VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS OF CASTOR. Castor and its speciality. ➢ Castor is a cross pollinated crop, protogynous and wind pollinated. Nursery Operations. ▷ Castor bean seeds are about 8 to 15mm long, 6 to 9 mm wide and 4 to 8 mm thick. ▷ Seeds for planting should be of high quality,Land to be used for seed production of castor shall be free of volunteer plants. Castor seed fields shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in. The AFRICAN CASTOR ACRES FOUNDATION promotes the specific knowledge of castor seed farming and castor seed oil processing in Nigeria and. West Africa. Our value Castor hybrids are produced using a two line system, female (pistillate) and male (monecious/ISF). Hybrid seed production involves 2 stages - 1. Foundation seed.