This study was conducted to determine the influence of irrigation levels on spring planted sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) sown with different planting methods. Sunflower was sown either on 60 cm apart single rows on flat seed-bed or on ridges. Three irrigation treatments were I0 (irrigation at early vegetative stage, at bud visible stage, at anthesis and at achene development stage), I1 (irrigation at early vegetative stage, at bud visible stage and at achene development stage) and I2 (irrigation at early vegetative stage, at bud visible stage and at anthesis stage). In I1, irrigation was missing at anthesis and in I2 irrigation was missing at achene development stage. Sunflower yield and yield components showed positive response to ridge sown sunflower with normal four irrigations. Maximum achene yield 3.33 t ha-1 was recorded in ridge sown sunflower with four irrigations. Oil content percentage was highest in case of I0 (42.25%) while the effect of planting methods on oil content was insignificant.

• Muhammad Shahid(Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan)
• Abdul Khaliq(Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan)
• Naveed Ahmad(National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan)
• Khawar Jabran(Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad Pakistan)
• Mohsin Zafar(Faculty of Agriculture, Rawlakot, AJK, Pakistan)
• Muhammad Rafiq(Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad Pakistan)
• Mubshar Hussain(Faculty of Agriculture, Rawlakot, AJK, Pakistan, Department of Crop Science and Biotechnology, Dankook University, Chungnam, Korea) Corresponding author