Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) yields valuable oil for human consumption be-cause of its high amount of linoleic acid. A large demand exists for this oil, but there is no organic production in Germany. The main objective of this research is to compare different methods of selection, to develop a simple non-destructive method for analyz-ing seed constituents such as oil content, and to develop lines with increased oil content and higher disease resistance
